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AnthropologyAForgottenFirstPeople:TheSouthernCapeHessequa/MichaelDeJongh(Ed)MikeKanteyPlettenbergBay:TheWatermarkPress,2016xvi,124p.;b/w&colour;illus.,maps.IncludesIndex;Bibliography9780620693196$40.00/PB300gm.AbookaboutthepastoralistswholivedintheSouthernCapelongbeforethearrivalofthecolonistsTheHessequa,whopasturedtheircattlealongthesouth-eastCapecoastbetweenthepresent-daytownsofSwellendamandAlbertinia-andbeyond-longbeforethearrivaloftheEuropeancolonists.

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They'rebetterdescribedasa‘Khoekhoecommunity,’ratherthanwhattheearlyhistorybookspejorativelycalled.‘Hottentots.’InthecurrentdynamicdebateinSouthAfricaabouttherightsofculturalandlinguisticminorities,however,thevoicesoftheirdescendantsarenotbeingheard,noraretheyappropriatelyacknowledgedbythepowersthatbe.Bywritingaboutthemandtakinguptheircause,MikedeJonghopensawindowontheirhistory,theircurrentlives,andtheirrightfulplaceinthepresent-dayRepublicofSouthAfricahttp://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747226

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Atlases/MapsRoadMapSouthAfricaIncludingLesothoandSwazilandwithAreaMapsofGauteng,CapePeninsulaandDurban8thEd.1:15000008thEd.SouthAfrica:MapStudio,20209781776170326$19.95/PB84gm.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747227

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BiographyTooBlacktoWearWhites:TheRemarkableStoryofKromHendricks,aCricketHeroWhoWasRejectedbyCecilJohnRhodes’sEmpire/JontyWinch&RichardParryCapeTown:PenguinBooks(PenguinRandomHouseSouthAfrica(Pty)Ltd),2020xx,256p.IncludesIndex;Bibliography9781776095087$35.00/PB352gm.‘Highlyreadableandpackedwithfascinatinghistoricaldetail,thisisthecompellingstoryofarip-snortingSouthAfricancricketerwhosecareerwassmotheredbytheshamelesscolourprejudiceofCecilJohnRhodesandhissnobbishcronies.Byturnsformidable,sad,enliveningandenormously

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informative,thisbookpaysHendricksthehonourthathaslongbeenhisdue.’–BillNasson***WilliamHenry‘Krom’HendrickswasthefirstsportsmantobeformallybarredfromrepresentingSouthAfricaonthebasisofrace.HailingfromCapeTown’sBo-Kaap,heplayedin1892fortheSouthAfricanMalayteamagainstthetouringEnglish,whoinsistedthathewasamongthebestfastbowlersintheworld.ThismadehisexclusionfromSouthAfrica’stourofEnglandin1894andsubsequentTestseriesallthemoreunjust.RangedagainstHendrickswerevirulentracismandapoliticalalliancebetweenarch-imperialistCecilJohnRhodes,AfrikanerBondleaderJ.H.Hofmeyr,andcricketadministratorWilliamMilton.TooBlacktoWearWhitesdocumentsHendricks’stirelessstruggleforrecognitionandthepubliccontroversiesaroundhisexclusion.ThebookshowshowHendrickswasfurthersidelinedatseniorclublevelbyacricketestablishmentdeterminedtosaveitswhiteplayerstheembarrassmentofbeingshownupbythecountry’sbestfastbowler.ConsideringhisimportanceinSouthAfricansportshistory,surprisinglylittleisknownaboutKromHendricks.ThestoryofhislifeistoldhereforthefirsttimeinafascinatingdramathatdescribestheformationofasegregatedSouthAfricathroughthecareerofanexceptionalcricketerwhochallengedtheboundariesofthesystem.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747228

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CopUnderCover:MyLifeintheShadowswithDrugLords,RobbersandSmugglers/JohannvanLoggenrenbergJohannesburg:JonathanBallPublishers,2020xii,276p.9781868428113$35.00/PB372gm.Inthe1990s,deep-coverpoliceagentRS536tookontheDurbanunderworldaspartofaneworganisedcrimeintelligenceunit.Herubbedshoulderswithdruglords,smugglersandcorruptcops,andwasinstrumentalinbustinganinternationaldrugringandfoilingabankheist,amongmanyotherdangerousengagements.Butthen,asthecountry’snewdemocracybirthedastrugglebetweentheoldandthenewguardintheSouthAfricanPoliceService,hisidentityandhislife

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cameunderthreat.Inthisaction-packedaccount,JohannvanLoggerenbergdescribeshow,asayoungpoliceman,heworkedcloselywiththeinvestigativeteamoftheGoldstoneCommissiontouncoverthe‘thirdforce’–apartheidsecurityforcesthatsuppliedweaponstotheInkathaFreedomPartytodestabilisethecountry.Healsodelvesintohowandwhy,attheheightofstatecaptureattheSouthAfricanRevenueServicein2014,hewasfalselyaccusedofbeinganapartheidspy,aliethatpersistsuptotoday.Here,finally,isthetruthbehinddeep-coverpoliceagentRS536.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747229

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheWhistleblowers/MandyWienerJohannesburg:PanMacmillanSouthAfrica,2020xii,452p.9781770107045$35.00/PB604gm.Whistleblowersareseldomseenasheroes.Instead,theyareoftenviewedthroughanegativelens,describedastroublemakers,disloyalemployees,traitors,snitchesand,inSouthAfrica,asimpimpisorinformers.Theyriskdenigrationandscorn,nottomentiondismissalfromtheirpositionsandfindingtheircareersintatters.WithcorruptionandfraudendemicindemocraticSouthAfrica,whistleblowershaveplayedapivotalroleinbringingwrongdoingtolight.Theyhaveprovidedaninvaluableservicetosocietythroughdisclosuresaboutcover-ups,malfeasanceandwrongdoing.Theircourageousactshaveresultedintherecoveryofmillionsofrandstothefiscusandtotheirfellowcitizensaswellasimprovedtransparencyandaccountabilityforofficebearersandpoliticians.Somewouldargueitwaswhistleblowingthatbroughtdownapresidentandthecorrupt‘statecapture’regime.Butinmostcases,theoutcomesforthewhistleblowersthemselvesareharrowinganddevastating.Somehavebeengunneddowninorchestratedassassinations,othershavebeenthreatenedandtargetedinsinisterdirty-trickscampaigns.Manyarehoundedoutoftheirjobs,ostracisedandvictimised.Theystruggletofindemploymentandarepushedtothefringesofsociety.Wherethereislitigation,thisdragsonandonthroughthecourts.Mentalhealthandrelationshipssuffer.Thepsychologicalburdenofchoosing

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tospeakupwhentherehasbeenlittlerewardorcompensationisaheavyonetocarry.TheWhistleblowersshinesalightontheirplight,advocatingforachangeinlegislation,organisationalsupportandsocialattitudesinordertoemboldenmorepotentialwhistleblowerstohavethecouragetostepup.ThesearetherawandevocativeaccountsofSouthAfrica’swhistleblowers,toldintheirownvoicesandfromtheirownperspectives:fromthehallowedcorridorsofparliamenttothepoliticalkillingfieldsofKwaZulu-Natal,fromthefraud-riddledplatinumbelttotheimpoverished,gang-riddensuburbofElsiesRiver,fromthegantriedfreewaysofGautengtotheBosasablesser’sfacebrickcampusinKrugersdorp,fromthewildeastofMpumalangatothecorporate.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747230

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PredatorPolitics:Mabuza,FredDanielandtheGreatLandScam/RehanaRossouwAucklandPark,Johannesburg:JacanaMedia(Pty)Ltd,2020x,246p.IncludesIndex9781431430024$40.00/PB352gm.CorruptioncosttaxpayersaroundR1.5trillionduringJacobZuma’sspellaspresidentofSouthAfrica.Despiteattemptsbythepolice,thecourtsandthePublicProtectortostemtherisingtideofgraftinSouthAfrica,severalpoliticianswererewardedwithhighofficeafterstealingtheaspirationsofmillionsofpeople.FredDaniel,onecitizenamongmanytargetedbypredatorpoliticians,stoodupagainstthescourge.TheretaliationhefacedafterattemptsbycorruptpoliticianstograbhisnaturereserveinMpumalangaincludedvandalism,arson,smearsanddeaththreats.HisnemesisisDeputyPresidentD.D.Mabuza,whopresidedoverseveraldepartmentsintheprovincethatwerewreckedbygraftbeforeheascendedtothepositionofthesecondmostpowerfulpoliticianinthecountry.Fredhaswonmorethantwentycasesoverthepastfifteenyearsinmagistrates'andhighcourtswherehisclaimsofcorruption-relatedharassmentwerefoundcredible.TheNorthGautengHighCourtishearinghisdamagesclaimagainstMabuza,governmentdepartmentsandofficialsamountingtomorethanR1billion.ItstemsfromFred’sexposureoffraudulentlandscamsallegedlyorchestratedbyMabuza.

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Atgreatpersonalcost,Fredandhisfamilystooduptocorruption.Theyenduredthelossofalivelihoodandtheirhome–andthefearthatfollowswhenthegovernmentplacesatargetonthebackofacitizenblowingthewhistleonitsmisdeeds.Fredwillnotbackdown.Forhim,failureisnotanoption.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747231

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MyOnlyStory:TheHuntforaSerialPaedophile/DeonWiggettCapeTown:PenguinBooks(PenguinRandomHouseSouthAfrica(Pty)Ltd),2020x,302p.9781776095605$35.00/PB394gm.DeonWiggett’sseriesofsensationalpodcastsshookSouthAfricainNovember2019,whenherevealedtheidentityofthemanwhorapedhimasaschoolboy.Now,inMyOnlyStory,Deontellsthefullstoryofthesexualabusehesufferedatthehandsof‘Jimmy,'theoncebrilliantteacherandlatermedialuminarywholedasinisterandpredatorydoublelife.Deon’smissiontoexposehisabusertakeshimfromtheperpetrator’shigh-schoolyearsatanagriculturalschooltohiseventualarrestinHartenbosintheWesternCape.DeonfollowsthetrailfromthehighlyregardedGreyCollegeandPaulRoosGymnasiumtomediatitanNaspers.Intheprocess,hedevisesamodelthatanyonecanusetoidentifypedophilesintheirmidst.InDeon’sownwords:"It’snicetopretendthatmendon’trapechildren,butonceyouknowwhattolookfor,itbecomessurprisinglyeasytospotthem.Onceyoumatchauniversalpatternwithaspecificman’sprofile,whatoncewashiddenbecomesobvious."MyOnlyStoryisarivetingaccountofoneman’sstruggletoovercomechildhoodtrauma,tohelpotherswhomightfacethesameordeal,andtobringhisabusertojustice.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747232

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------HerLifeandExtraordinaryAncestors/ValerieWilliams(Ed)MikeKanteyPlettenbergBay:TheWatermarkPress,2015120p.9780620693455$50.00/PB298gm.

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Ataverytenderage,ValherselfexperiencedaremarkablemarriagetoaWorldWarIIair-forcecolonel(whowasoneofthefirsttodownaGermanMesserschmittfighterplane).ShethenenjoyedacareerinJohannesburg,beforeretiringtoSouthAfrica’seliteresortinPlettenbergBaywhereshehelpedtoinspirethewhale-watchingindustry.Atatimewhenmenwereatthezenithoftheirpowers,Val’sownlifespeaksofahighlygregariouswoman,whomanagedtocarveoutahighpositionthroughadelightfulcombinationofintelligenceandinfectiousenthusiasm.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747233

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UprootedByGenocide:MyJourneyFromRwandatoSouthAfrica:ALifeTurnedUpsideDown/PancrasM.MalaniSouthAfrica:PancrasM.Malani,2020208p.9798673001585$40.00/PB316gm.On1October,1990agroupofarmedrebellioninvadedRwandafromUganda.ThegroupwasquicktobeidentifiedastheRwandanrefugeeswhodecidedtocomebackhomebythebarrelofthegun.Afteralmost4yearsofbitterfightingandnegotiationswiththeRwandangovernment,thewarculminatedintoagenocidecommittedbetweenAprilandJuly1994.Asaresult,morethanonemillionofRwandans,mostlyfromTutsiethnicgroup,weresavagelykilledwhileuptothreemillionsofmostlyHuturanenmasseintoexileinneighbouringcountries.Iwasoneofthem.WhilemanyrefugeeswereforcedtoreturntoRwandafromtheirrefugeecampsinTanzaniaandZaire,Itrekkeddownthecontinentinsearchofbothprotectionandgreenerpastures.Thisbooknarratesthewhere,thewhatandthehowofmajorexperiencesofmyjourneyfromtheminuteIleftmyremotevillageinRwandainJune1994untilIsettleddowninSouthAfricain1999tostartanewlife.Italsohighlightsthemultifacetedobstaclesthatrefugeesandimmigrantsarefacedwithinadaptingtoacompletenewandharshenvironment.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747234

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheManBehindtheBeard:DeneysSchreiner,aSouthAfricanLiberalLife/GrahamDominy(Eds)ElanaBregin&AlisonLockhartPietermaritsburg:UniversityofKwaZulu-NatalPress,2020

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xx,220IncludesIndex;SelectBibliography9781869144449$40.00/PB368gm.DeneysSchreinerwasoneofanillustriousfamilythatproducedaworld-famousauthor(hisgreat-auntOlive);aprimeministeroftheCapeColony(hisgrandfather,W.P,whoalsodefendedaZuluprinceagainstspeciouschargesinacolonialcourt);andAppellateJusticeO.D.Schreiner,hisfather,whofoughtagainstNationalPartyeffortstoremovecolouredpeoplefromthecommonvoters'roll.Deneyswasanacademic,ascientistandamanofstrongliberalprinciples,withagoodsenseofhumourandwidespreadinterestsinthesciences,artsandpublicaffairs.Thesequalitiesenabledhim,inhisquiet,steadyway,totransformwhatwasthentheUniversityofNatalandthesocietyaroundit.Betweenthe1960sand1980s,hesupportedandinitiatedseveralimportantendeavourstopromoteconstitutionalfuturesotherthanthoseimposedbytheapartheidgovernment.OneofthemostsignificantofthesewastheButheleziCommission,whichhechaired.ThisbiographysetsoutthecontextsofDeneys'sforebears,hisyouth,wartimeservice,studiesinBritainandAmerica,familylife,andtenureasviceprincipal,aswellasthecontextofthetimesinwhichhelived.Itisbasedonextensivearchivalresearch,supportedbyinterviewswithfamilymembers,formercolleagues,friendsandjournalists.ThepicturethatemergesisofamanwhomadeagreatcontributiontothestrugglefordemocracyinSouthAfrica.Andthenthereisthestoryofhisbeard,oncedescribedasapotentsymbolofhispresenceandimplacableintegrity.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747235

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WhereLightShinesThrough:TalesofCan-DoTeachersinSouthAfrica’sNo-FeePublicSchool/KimonPhitidis(Ed)WesleyThompsonJohannesburg:Bookstorm(Pty)Ltd,2020288p.IncludesBibliography9781928333159$50.00/PB494gm.

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Twogenerationsafterdemocracy,SouthAfrica’spublicschoolingsystemcontinuestounderperform.Despitesomegains,manySouthAfricanchildrenstilldon’tachievebasicacademicmilestones,andteachersareoftenblamed.WhereLightShinesThroughallowsglimmersoflighttoshinethroughthedarknessofthepubliceducationstoryandrevealscan-doteacherswhoareexcellingdespitetheodds.Itexploreswhatwecanlearnfromtheseteacherstobuildthequalityoftheschoolingsectorandthepublicsectormorebroadly–andturnsourgazemomentarilyawayfrompublicofficialswhoareinpower,towardsthosewhoareinservice.TheremarkablestoriesofsixteenSouthAfricanteachersfromalloverthecountry,illustratedwithportraitsfromtheArtistProofStudio,showthatwhileourattitudetolifeisofteninformedbyourexperiences,ourattitudeneverthelessremainsourchoice.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747236

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LivingontheWildSide:AGameRanger’sLifeinSouthernAfrica/ErwinLeibnitzPlettenbergBay:TheWatermarkPress,2014xii,300p.9780620605717$40.00/PB474gm.Thelifeofagameranger:Acareerspanningover40yearsinnatureconversationbothinNamibiaandSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747237

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheUnlikelyMrRogue:ALifewithIvanPillay/EvelynGroeninkAucklandPark,Johannesburg:JacanaMedia(Pty)Ltd,2020424p.9781431429462$45.00/PB582gm.TheUnlikelyMrRogueisthestoryofthequietmanbehindtheso-called‘rogueunit’atSARS,whohasbecomealightningrodforsomanyinpoliticstoday.Ittakesthereaderonajourney–Ivan’sgrowingupinMerebank,KZN,hispoliticisation,hisfriendshipwithPravinGordhanandhisrunningofOperationVulafromLusaka,reportingtoOliverTambo.Insomeways,the

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settingupofSARSwasOperationVularevisited.Manyofthesameoperativeswerenowworkingforahigherpurpose.Andthishigherpurpose,ofprovidingthemoneytoreduceinequalityinthestate,wasadailymantraforGordhan,Pillayandothers.Theyreallybelievedinit.Groeninktellsoftheearly1990sinLusaka,oftheirfallinginlove,oftheinsecurityincomingbacktothecountry,andthetimeswhenIvanwasinchargeofstationeryinthebowelsofShellHouse.Thisisthestoryofagoodman,anunlikelyman,aquietman,determinedtouseSARStofundthepost-liberationnation-building,andhisdownfallatthehandsofhisenemiesandascurrilousSundayTimes.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747238

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------InsidetheBellyoftheBeast:TheRealkBosasaStory/AngeloAgrizzi(AstoldtoPhillipaMitchell)CapeTown:TruthBeToldPublishing(tbtp),2020320p.9780620902847$40.00/PB446gm.Inthismulti-billionrandcorruptionmemoir,formerBosasaC.O.Oandwhistleblower,AngeloAgrizziripsopenthecanofworms,exposingtwodecadesofuntoldgreed,politicking,corruption,briberyanddeepstatecapture.InsidetheBellyofTheBeastisadetailedconfession,exposingtheintimatefraudulentworkingsofacompany,underthecult-likeleadershipofGavinWatson.Agrizziisoneoffewpeoplewithafirst-handaccountofwhatreallyhappenedbehindthecloseddoorsofBosasa.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747239

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheGoldenYears:AMemoirofOldRustenburg/LionelWulfsohn(Eds)BenWulfsohn,MarilynWulfsohn&TheresaZoellerLimitedEditionPlettenbergBay:TheWatermarkPress,2011xviii,300p.9780620520584$40.00/PB464gm.

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LionelWulfsohn’sGoldenYearsisanostalgicreflectionofalifegrowingupintheplattelanddorpofRustenburgatthebeginningoftheTwentiethCentury.Thestorystartswithahistoricaldescriptionoftheauthor’sforebears,beforepresentingaseriesofchildhoodandadolescentmemories.Theseservetocapturetheclosenessoffamilylifeandthefreedomofskinny-dippinginthemountainpoolsofMagaliesberg.Othersketchesinclude:abitterlyfoughtgeneralelection;transportinthe1290s;andasprinklingofsaltycharacters,suchasveteransofboththeAnglo-BoerWarandtheBritishColonialera,andaGerman-JewishairacefromWorldWarOne.Thebookendswithadetailedaccountoftheauthor’sownexperienceattheBattleofMonteStancoinWorldWarTwo.Takenaltogether,thebookisanenchantingmixofanecdoteandbittersweethumour,presentingtheessenceofRustenbergbetweenthewarsandtheauthor’sownpowerfulmomentofdestinyinwar-tornItaly.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747240

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LetMePlay:TheSewshanker‘Papwa’SewgolumStory/BarryCohenCapeTown:NewVoicesPublishingServices,2020262p.IncludesBibliography9780620884716$40.00/PB346gm.PapwaSewgolum,againstallodds,wontheDutchOpenplayinginonlyhissecond'white'tournament,andatotalofthreetimesinfourattempts.ThenafterbeingallowedtoplayintheNatalOpen,hedemolishedatopfield,BUTwaspresentedwithhistrophyintherainwhiletheothersplayerswatchedfromtheclubhouseignitingaworldwidebacklashleadingtoSouthAfricabeingbannedfromtheOlympics,whilstPapwabecamethesymboloftheanti-apartheidsportmovement.AgainallowedtoplayintheNatalOpenhebeattheworldnumber1,GaryPlayer,head-to-head,onlyfortheapartheidgovernment,afterafailedassassinationattempt,tobanhimfromalltournamentsinSouthAfrica,andthenwithholdhispassporttopreventhimplayingabroad.Thisbookiswritteninapopular,conversationalstyle.It'seasilyunderstoodbythosewhodon'tknowmuchaboutgolf,yetthebook'smessageisofhopeandperseveranceandinsodoing,createsablackgolfingherotoinspiretheyouth.

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------JPDRemembered:UCTViceChancellor,Rotarian,CricketerandMathematician/AndrewDuminy(Ed)CarolineWebbWandsbeck:ReachPublishers,2020214p.IncludesIndex;Bibliography9781990960093$39.95/PB442gm.JPDuminy(1897-1980)wastheonlyuniversityprofessortoplaycricketforSouthAfrica.HewasalsothefirstalumnusofUCTtobecomeViceChancellorandthefirstnon-AmericantobeelectedaFirstVicePresidentofRotaryInternational.Inthisbook,hissonAndrewwritesabouthislifeandhisdistinguishedcareer.Usingdiariesandprivatepapersinthefamily'spossession,heportryashisfatherassomeoneknownforhisgoodhumour,clear-thinkingandfairmindedness.Inthewordsfoasenioracademicwhoknewhimwell,hethought"dispassionatelyandfearlesslyacteduponwhathefoundtobetrueandinthebestinterestsoftheinstitutionwhichheserved".http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747242

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WalkingThroughFrontDoors:SeekingJusticeforaStolenChildhood/ClaudineShiels(Ed)AngelaVogesJohannesburg:Bookstorm(Pty)Ltd,2020320p.9781928257776$45.00/PB450gm.Amemoirlikenoother–ClaudineShielsandhersisterLisavanderMerwehavebroughtSouthAfrica’soldestsexualabusecasetocourt.ThesistersusedtheFrankel8CriminalProceduresdecisiontobringcourtactionagainsttheirsexuallyabusivestep-unclesfortyyearslater–thisistheirstory.Onahotsummereveningin1967,eight-year-oldClaudineBrownwatchedfromthebackseatofacarstalledonarailwaytrackinthesuburbsofCapeTown,asafast-movingtrainhurtledtowardsthem.Hermothersatfrozenwithfearinthedriver'sseat.Theeventsleadinguptothismomentwereunremarkable,givingnocluetotheircatastrophictiming.Theaftermathwas

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brutalandchildhood-wrecking,leavingClaudineandheryoungersisterLisaworld-wearybeforetheyhadevengotstarted.Whenhermother,unraveledbypost-traumaticshock,abandonedthefamily,andherfatherreachedforthenearestcomforttoeasehispain–anewwife–Claudinehadonlyonedefenseagainsttheyearsofexploitationandphysical,emotionalandsexualabusethatfollowed:hope.Sherememberedwhatnormallifewas,andplottedhercoursebackthere.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747243

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DrAbdullahAbdurahman:SouthAfrica’sFirstElectedBlackPolitician/MartinPlaiutAucklandPark,Johannesburg:JacanaMedia(Pty)Ltd,2020xvi,220p.IncludesIndex;SelectBibliography9781431430550$35.00/PB338gm.DrAbdullahAbdurahman(1872–1940)wasthefirstpersonofcolourevertobeelectedtopoliticalofficeinSouthAfrica.HerepresentedsomeofthepoorestpeopleinCapeTownontheCityCouncilandthentheProvincialCouncil.Firstwinningaseatin1904,hewastoservethecityfor36years.BelovedbythepeopleofDistrictSix,forwhomhefoughtsohard,DrAbdurahmanisaforgottengiantofthefightforjustice.Thegrandsonofslaves,hetrainedasadoctorinScotland,returningtotheCapewithaScottishwife.Nellieandhewerepowerfulpartners–andtheirdaughter,CissieGool,wasamongthemostimportantpoliticalfiguresofhergeneration.DrAbdurahmanledtheAfricanPoliticalOrganisation–theleadingcolouredpartyofthisperiod.Hewasafriendandallyofkeypoliticalfiguresofhistime:SolPlaatje,WalterRubusana,MahatmaGandhiandW.P.Schreiner.Hewasaleadingadvocateofblackunity,workingtirelesslytoresisttheonslaughtofwhiteracism.ThedoctorwasamongthemostinternationallyadmiredSouthAfricansofhisgeneration,arguinghiscaseondelegationstoLondonandIndia.HeledSouthAfricanIndianstoDelhi,confrontedtheViceroyandmadeamemorableaddresstotheIndianNationalCongress.Athisdeathin1940CapeTowngroundtoahaltastheentirecommunitypaidtheirrespects.Drawingonpreviouslyundiscoveredmaterial,thisbiographyliftsDrAbdurahmanfromtheobscurityintowhichhehassounjustlysunk–

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explaininghislifeagainstthebackgroundofthedifficulttimesinwhichhelived.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747244

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheBookofProVerb/TebogoThekisho&PaballoRampaCapeTown:PenguinRandomHouseSouthAfrica(Pty)Ltd.,2020x,166p.9781776094875$35.00/PB260gm.TebogoThekisho,betterknownasProVerb,firstcaughtSouthAfrica’sattentionin2005withthereleaseofhisnowclassicdebuthip-hopalbum,TheBookofProVerb.ForoveradecadehehasbeenaregularonTVscreensacrossthecountryasthehostofIdolsSouthAfrica.Whilejugglingasuccessful,multifacetedmediacareer,hehasalsobecomeathrivingentrepreneurwithinterestsinpropertyandTVproduction.Inthismemoir,Tebogopaystributetothepeoplewho’vecontributedtohimbecomingthepersonheis,especiallyhisparents,hisgrandmotherandhissiblings,whilesharingthelessonshe’slearntthroughthedifferentseasonsofhislife.Hetalksfranklyabouthispublicdivorceandattemptedsuicide,aswellashisaward-winningmusicandtelevisioncareer.Thisisavulnerable,inspiringaccountofhowTebogohasrisenabovehispersonalchallengestotakechargeofhislife.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747245

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------‘Here’sMuddinYourEye:BushTales/JackMuddSecondEditionPlettenbergBay:TheWatermarkPress,2013160p.9780620568722$25.00/PB220gm.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747246

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BaboonsontheVerandah/C.W.“Duke”AchesonPlettenbergBay:TheWatermarkPress,2007iv,188p.

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9780620390958$35.00/PB284gmThelateC.W."Duke"AchesonwasanAmericanForeignCorrespondentcoveringtheWarintheMiddleEastin1948,andthereaftertravelledthroughoutAfricainterviewingheadsofstateandotherfascinatingpeople.ThismemoircapturestheessenceofdailylifeanddescribeshispersonalexperiencesaftersettlinginRhodesiawithayoungfamily"learningtobeafarmer"inthewonderfulyearsofthe50’sand60’swhenRhodesiawasatit'sbest!OftenhilariousandmovingwithaninformativeaccountofthepoliticalsituationofthaterainsouthernAfricaandthechangesyettocome.Blackandwhitephotographsdepictthelifeandtimes'he'writesabout.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747247

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Autopsy:LifeintheTrenchesWithaForensicPathologistinAfrica/RyanBlumenthalJohannesburg:JonathanBallPublishers,2020224p.9781776190188$39.95/PB234gm.Asamedicaldetectiveofthemodernworld,forensicpathologistRyanBlumenthal’schiefgoalistobringperpetratorstojustice.Hehasperformedthousandsofautopsies,whichhavehelpedbringnumerouscriminalstobook.InAutopsyhecoversthehardlessonslearntasarookiepathologist,aswellassomeofthemostunusualcaseshe’sencountered.Duringhiscareer,forexample,hehasdealtwithhigh-profiledeaths,massdisasters,deathbylightningandpeoplekilledbyAfricanwildlife.Blumenthaltakesthereaderbehindthescenesatthemortuary,describingatypicalautopsyandtheinstrumentsofthetrade.Healsosharesafewtradesecrets,likehowtoestablishwhenasuicideismorelikelytobeahomicide.Eventhoughtheycannotspeak,thedeadhavealottosay–andBlumenthalistheretolisten.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747248

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FiremenDon’tCry:OneWoman’sAccountofaMan’sWorld/SonjaKantey(Ed)MikeKanteyPlettenbergBay:TheWatermarkPress,2019vi,140p.$35.00/PB206gm.Whileworkingasagentshairstylistin2003,SonjatKanteyjoinedtheBitouFireDepartmentasavolunteerfiremanandspentfiveyearsinservice.Duringthistime,shekeptajournalaboutsuchincidentsasshackfiresandmotorvehicleaccidents.Thisretellingorherstoryisnotsimplyabouttherisksandstrugglesattachedtoattendingtofiresandeaccidentsit’salsoaboutthedifficultiesofbeinganordinaryyoungwomaninatoughman’sworld.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747249

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BytheGraceofGod:Lettershomefroman8thArmyDoctorGazalatoAlameinmNorthAfrica1941-42/JimmyMullins(Ed)ChrisMullinsPlettenbergBay:TheWatermarkPress,2019162p.9780473469443$40.00/PB220gm.BookDetails:Attachedtothe1stSouthAfricanInfantryBattalion(partoftheBritishEighthArmy)fromJuly1941toDecember1942,CaptainJimmyMullinsservedasafrontlinedoctorinNorthAfricaduringWorldWarIIandsawactioninthebattlesofTobruk,GazalaandAlamein.CompiledforthefirsttimebyhissonChris,thisbookpresentshismatter-of-factletters,writtenunderstrictcensorshiptohisfamily.Punctuatedbyadrysenseofhumour,theletterscontaincolourfuldescriptionsofdesertlife,tripstotheHolyLand,ancienthistory,boredom,survival,thefineartof"scrounging"andthewaritself"http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747250

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BusinessTheUpsideorDown:HowChaosandUncertaintyBreedOpportunityinSouthAfrica/BruceWhitefield(Ed)RussellMartinJohannesburg:PanMacmillanSouthAfrica,2020

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xiv,230p.9781770107250$45.00/PB332gm.Nexttimeyougotoaconferenceorhireaconsultanttobetold,‘WeliveinaVUCA[Volatile,Uncertain,Complex,Ambiguous]world,’leavetheroom.Youarewastingyourtime.Inaworldoffakenews,deep-fakes,manipulatedfeedsofinformationanddivisivesocial-mediaagendas,it’seasytobelievethatourtimeisthemostchallenginginhumanhistory.It’sjustnottrue.Itisatimeofextraordinaryopportunity.Butonlyifyouhavetherightmindset.Fearofthefuturebreedsinactionandleadstostrategicparalysis.Weputoffdecisionsuntilwecanhavecertainty.Welookforsignals.Wewait.Andwhilewedothat,theworldmovesonaroundus.Problemsolversthriveinchaoticanduncertaintimesbecausetheyacttochangetheirfuture.Winnersrecognisethatinaworldofgrowinguncertainty,youneedtoresorttoactionsonthingsyoucancontrol.Andtheonlythingsoverwhichyouhaveabsolutecontrolareyourattitudeandyourmindset.These,inturn,determinetheactionsyouwilltakeandthatwilldefineyourfuture.ArobustmindsetistheonecommoncharacteristicBruceWhitfieldhasidentifiedintwodecadesofinterrogatinghowSouthAfrica’sbillionairesandstart-upmavericksthinkdifferently.TheyarenotnaivePolly-Annas.Theydon’tignoreriskorhopethatproblemswillgoaway.Theyconstantlymeasure,manage,considerandweighupopportunitiesinatumultuousseaofuncertaintyandfindwaysaroundobstacles.If,asNobelPrize-winningeconomistRobertShillersuggests,thestorieswetellaffecteconomicoutcomes,thenweneedtotelldifferentstoriesamidstthenoiseandhasteofarapidlyevolvingworld.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747251

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cookbooks170RecipesSouthAfrican,Volume1/MartiLozaUSA:MartiLoza,2020112p.IncludesIndex9798674959861$35.00/PB268gm.

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Let’sCook:DeliciousYetNutritiousEasyMealsandTreatsforKidsandTeens/SibaMtonganaCapeTown:PenguinSouthAfrica(PenguinRandomHouseSouthAfrica(Pty)Ltd),2020176p.9781485900856$35.00/PB588gm.Forkids,bykids!withalittlehelpfromMsSibalicious!Let’sCookisjam-packedwithnutritiousanddelicious,easyto-domealsandsnacksforanyoccasion,fromlunchboxes,tosmoothiesandsomuchmore.Sibahastakenthefussoutofthekitchen,andcreatedrecipesformomanddadtowhipupwiththeirlittleones’help.Stepbystep,SibaequipsheryoungestfanswiththeskillstheyneedtobecomethenextBigThinginthekitchen.Momanddad,don’tworry,Sibahasyoucoveredtoo,becauseLet’sCookhasrecipescreatedwiththewholefamilyinmind!Let’sgetcooking!http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747253

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChildrenBooksSolomontheLion/KristinaJonesCapeTown:StruikChildren(PenguinRandomHouseSouthAfrica(Pty)Ltd),20201v.9781432310431$22.00/HB370gm.Solomonisayounglionwhocan’tfallasleep.Hetriessleepinginatree,likeabat,butthat’snotquiteright.Hetriestosnoozeinapondwiththehippos,butthatdoesn’twork,either.HowlongwillittakeuntilSolomonrealisesthatit’snotwhereyousleepthatmatters,butwhotucksyouinatnight?http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747254

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TheAmazingLockdownAdventure/BenjaminGHennet&PaddyMuldoon(Illus)AnjaStoeckigtCapeTown:PuffinBooks(PenguinRandomHouseSouthAfrica(Pty)Ltd),202056p.9781485900900TheCrystalChroniclesSeries$18.00/PB258gm.Theworldisinlockdown,andJackhasbeenstuckathomeforwhatfeelslikeaneternity.Whenhediscoversamysterioustunnelunderhisbed,anamazingadventureunfoldsforJackandhislittlesister,Lily.Together,theydiscoveramagicalforest,stopapowerfulcrystalfromfallingintothewronghands,traveltotheendsofthegalaxy,andfightagangofmutanthyenas.Alongtheway,theyarejoinedbyWinston,theTortoise,andDougie,aMolewhosesuperbtunnellingskillsmightjustsavetheday.Orcouldthesecretweaponbeastinkycheesesandwichstuffedinsideapairofunderpants?http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747255

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Coco,theSilverSomali.GrowingupinJohannesburg,SouthAfrica/SintaMargotSpector2ndEditionCocotheSilverSomali,1SeriesUSA:SintaMargotSpector(Nomadixx,LLC.),20201v.9798626435825$20.00/PB144gm.CocotheSilverSomali.GrowingupinJohannesburg,SouthAfrica,"Isamixbetweenareallifestoryandafictionalstoryline.KunikoTakashi,ayoungladylivingwithherfamily,hadbeenlookingforawhiletotherightcattobringhometoherfamily,livinginJohannesburg,SouthAfrica.Cococreatesalifearoundhisnewhumanfamily,andneighborly,animalfriendsalongtheway.Thebookteaches,tobefriendlytowardseveryone,nomatterwhatraceyouare,andhownatureisabigpartofeveryones,lifestyle,andprotectingnatureandanimals,shouldbepartofeveryones,dailylife.

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ISeeaLion/ElaineMacdonald(Illus.)VanessaMearns(Ed)GillGordonCapeTown:StruikChildren(PenguinRandomHouseSouthAfrica(Pty)Ltd),20201v.9781432310820$12.00/PB108gm.ISeeaLiontellsthetaleofalionwhoiswearingwoollysocks.Whentherestofthelionfamilyappears,allofthemaredressedforwinter,inhats,scarvesandmittens.Whenaskedwhy,Lionrepliesthatwinteriscoming,andhedoesn’twanthisfamilytocatchacold.Soontheotheranimalsarealsowearingwarmclothing.Butwherearetheitemscomingfrom?Itdoesn’ttakelongbeforetheyrealisethatSpiderisusingherspinningskillstomakesuretheyallstaywarmandcosyforthewinter.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747257

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CorneliaButtonandtheGlobeofGamagion/EdythBulbring(Illus.)RosemaryBanfieldSouthAfrica:RosemaryBanfield,2020204p.9780994714565$22.50/PB312gm.CorneliaButton'sdreamistobeafamoussinger,butshecan'tsingfortoffee.HersisterMaudeisfuriousaboutthebirthofherbabybrotherandwantstobeagypsyprincesssothatshecancastspellsandmakehimdisappear.Andtheirfriend,ZwelaboMaluleke,wantstobeabraveherolikehismysterious,absentfather.Cornelia'sAuntyHildatellsCorneliashecanbeanythingshewantstobeifshecanimagineit.Thesecrettorealisingtheirdreamsistheirfather'sglobe,whichhasspecialqualities.SothechildrenspinMrButton'sglobewhichopensthedoorwaytotheKingdomofGamagion.EverythingisperfectuntilGamagioncomesunderattackfromtheMasterofEvil,DarkoDrogbarl.CorneliaistaskedbytheKingofGamagiontofindtheweapontodestroythismonsterandbringpeacetothedividedKingdom.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747258

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TweenTales:TheAdventureBegins/YusufMoosaBux(etal.)(Ed)DrZaheeraJinaLenasia:YIZHousePublishing,2020138p.9780620882866$20.00/PB220gm."Acollectionthatlightenstheheartinatimeoftrouble-fromwittypoemstooriginallifeobservationstowell-roundedshortstories-thiscollectiontakesthereaderonafreshvibrantjourneyintothewaytweensseetheworldasitistoday.ThequalityofthesubmissionsisexcellentandonewouldreallyliketoseemorefromthesetalentedtweensClearlythey'vegotwhatittakestowritetheworldinanentirelyexcellentandoriginalway"HamiltonWende:TweenAuthor-ArabellaSeries***"Adelightfulcollectionofadventurous,captivatingstoriesandawonderfulwindowoftheworldthroughtheeyesoftheseyoungwriterswhoalreadyframetheirviewwithauniquelens.Thesewell-writtenpoemsandstoriescaptivateyouwithcolourfulstrokesandgivespecialinsightintothemindofatween.Enjoyablereadingforyoungandold.-"ShafinaazHassim:TweenAuthor-NisaQamarSeries.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747259

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Communication/JournalismPathwaysAcrossCulturesCapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,2020272p.;9781485129943$40.00/PBPathwaysacrossCultures:InterculturalCommunicationinSouthAfricaisauniquelySouthAfricancommunicationtextbook.Localexamplesofcommunicationmethodsfromawiderangeofculturalgroupsareusedtoexplaintheoriesofcommunicationandcomplexinterculturalconcepts.Itcoverssomeoftherichculturalhistoriesoftherainbownation,suchasKhoisancavedrawings,highlightingtheinterculturalcommunicationstylesof

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theearlypeopleswholivedinSouthAfrica.Thebookalsoincludescriticalcommentaryonwesterntheoriesandapproachestostudyinginterculturalcommunication.WithaviewtodecolonisinghowinterculturalcommunicationistaughtinSouthAfrica,wherepossiblethechaptersinthisbookhavebeenco-authoredwithemergingscholars.Thisapproachprovidedmentoringopportunitiesforemergingscholarstodevelopcasestudies.Asaresult,thisbookhasawide-rangingperspectiveoninterculturalcommunicationthatisrepresentativeofSouthAfrica’sownculturaldiversity.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747260

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PowerandLossinSouthAfricanJournalism:NewsintheAgeofSocialMedia/GlendaDanielsJohannesburg:WITSUniversityPress,2020xx,212p.IncludesIndex;Bibliography9781776145997$40.00/PB388gm.ThistimelycollectionofessaysanalysesthecrisisofjournalismincontemporarySouthAfricaataperiodwhenthemediaandtheirrolearefrequentlyatthecentreofpublicdebate.Thetransitiontodigitalnewshasbeenmessy,randomandunpredictable.Thespreadofnewsviasocialmediaplatformshasgivenrisetopoliticalpropagandaandfakenews.Yetmediacompaniesoustexperiencedjournalistsinfavourof'contentproducers'.Againstthisbackdrop,Danielspointsoutthecontributionofinvestigativejournaliststoexposingcorruptionandseesnewopportunitiestoforgeamodelforthefutureofnon-profit,public-fundedjournalism.Shearguesforthepowerofpublicinterestjournalismandthereflectionofadiversityofvoicesandpositionsinthenews.ThebookaddressesthegainsandlossesfromdecolonialandfeministperspectivesandadvocatesforaradicalshiftinthewaypowerisconstitutedbythemediaintheSouthAfricanpostcolony.Withheryearsofexperienceasanewspaperjournalist,Danielswriteswithauthorityandilluminatescomplexissuesaboutnewsroompolitics.Asemi-autobiographicallensandinterviewswithalienatedmediaprofessionalsaddapersonalelementthatwillappealtoarangeofreadersinterestedintheworkingsofthemedia.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747261

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ScienceCommunicationinSouthAfrica:ReflectionsonCurrentIssues/(Eds)PeterWeingart,MarinaJoubert&BankoleFaladeCapeTown:AfricanMinds,2019Iv,232p.9781928502036$42.00/PB356gm.Whydoweneedtocommunicatescience?Isscience,withitshighlyspecialisedlanguageanditsarcanemethods,toodistanttobeunderstoodbythepublic?Isitreallypossibleforcitizenstoparticipatemeaningfullyinscientificresearchprojectsanddebate?Shouldscientistsbemandatedtoengagewiththepublictofacilitatebetterunderstandingofscience?Howcantheybestcommunicatetheirspecialknowledgetobeintelligible?Theseandaplethoraofrelatedquestionsarebeingraisedbyresearchersandpoliticiansalikeastheyhavebecomeconvincedthatscienceandsocietyneedtodrawnearertooneanother.Oncethepersuasiontookholdthatscienceshouldopenuptothepublicandthesequestionswereraised,itbecameclearthatcomingupwithsatisfactoryanswerswouldbeacomplexchallenge.Theinaccessibilityofscientificlanguageandmethods,duetoeverincreasingspecialisation,isatthebaseofitsverysuccess.Thus,translatingspecialisedknowledgetobecomeunderstandable,interestingandrelevanttovariouspublicscreatesparticularperils.Thisisexacerbatedbytheongoingdisruptionofthepublicdiscoursethroughthedigitisationofcommunicationplatforms.Forexample,theavailabilityofmedicalknowledgeontheinternetandtheimmenseopportunitiestoinformoneselfabouthealthrisksviasocialmediaareunderminedbythemanipulablenatureofthistechnologythatdoesnotallowitsuserstodistinguishbetweencrediblecontentandmisinformation.Incountriesaroundtheworld,scientists,policy-makersandthepublichavehighhopesforsciencecommunication:thatitmayelevateitspopulationseducationally,thatitmayraisethelevelofsounddecision-makingforpeopleintheirdailylives,andthatitmaycontributetoinnovationandeconomicwell-being.Thiscollectionofcurrentreflectionsgivesaninsightintotheissuesthathavetobeaddressedbyresearchtoreachthesenoblegoals,forSouthAfricaandbySouthAfricansinparticular.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=685257

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BabelUnbound:Rage,ReasonandRethinkingPublicLife/(Eds)LesleyCowling&CarolynHamiltonJohannesburg:WITSUniversityPress,2020284p.IncludesIndex9781776145898$50.00/PB496gm.Thenotionthatsocietiesmediateissuesthroughcertainkindsofengagementisattheheartofthedemocraticprojectandoftencentresonanimaginedpublicspherewherethistakesplace.Butthisimaginedfoundationofhowwelivecollectivelyappearstohavesufferedadramaticcollapseacrosstheworldinthedigitalage,withmanydemocraciesapparentlyunabletosolveproblemsthroughtalk-oreventoagreeonwhospeaks,inwhatwaysandwhere.Inthistimelyanderuditecollection,writersfromsouthernAfricacombinetheoreticalanalysiswiththeexaminationofhistoricalcasesandcontemporaryeventstodemonstratethatformsofpublicnessaremultiple,mobileandvaried.DrawingprimarilyoninsightsandmaterialsfromAfricafortheircapacitytospeaktoglobaldevelopments,theauthorsinthisvolumeproposenewconceptsandmethodologiestoanalysehowpublicengagementsworkinsociety.ThecontributionsexaminechargedexamplesfromtheGlobalSouth,suchasthecenturiesoldTimbuktuarchive,NelsonMandela'spowerfulabsentpresencein1960spubliclife,andthecontemporarydebatesaroundthe2015/2016studentactivismof#rhodesmustfalland#feesmustfall.Thesecasesshowhowissuesofpublicdiscussioncirculateinunpredictableways.BabelUnboundwillbeofinteresttoanyonelookingtofindalternativewaysofthinkingaboutpublicnessincontemporarysocietyinordertomakebettersenseofthecacophonyofconversationsincirculation.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747262

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#ImStaying:GoodThoughts,GoodWords,GoodDeeds.TheUnspokenImpactofthe#ImStayingMovement/NatashaM.Freeman(EdsdRonelRichter-Herbert&AliceInggsCapeTown:PenguinRandomHouseSouthAfrica(Pty)Ltd.,2020xiv,154p.9781776095506$20.00/PB

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178gm.InSeptember2019,CapeTown–basedentrepreneurJarettePetzerpostedavideoonFacebook.ItwasanemotionalrecognitionofthedifficultiesfacedbySouthAfrica,aswellasaheartfeltpleatonurtureeverythinghelovesaboutthiscountry.FriendssuggestedthatPetzerstartaFacebookpagetocontinuetheconversation,and#ImStayingwasborn.Withinweeks,400000SouthAfricansofeveryrace,socio-economicandpoliticalbackgroundjoinedthepagetotelltheirstoriesofeverydaylife–ofbeauty,ofhardshipandthemagnificenceoftheirfellowcitizens–andtosharestoriesacrossculturalbarriers,whichmanyhadnevercrossedbefore.BytheendofDecember2019,thepagehadmorethanamillionfollowers,anditcontinuestogrow.Adheringtothemaxim‘GoodThoughts.GoodWords.GoodDeeds.’,#ImStayingisaboutSouthAfricanscreatingsocialcohesionthroughstorytelling–reachingouttoeachothertoinspirerealchangeinthecountrytheyloveandwanttoseesucceed,andshapinganewfutureoutofapainfulpast.Thisbookprovidesanotherplatformforthediversevoicesandstoriesofthe#ImStayingmovement,aswellasgivinganoverviewofhowthisuniquelySouthAfricangroupcameaboutandwhyit’ssoimportant.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747263

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ecology/EnvironmentBigPharma,DirtyLies,BusyBeesandEcoActivists:20EnvironmentalStoriesfromSouthAfrica/DavidBristow(Ed)JoeyKokStoriesfromVeldIIISeriesAucklandPark,Johannesburg:JacanaMedia(Pty)Ltd,2020viii,224p.9781431409006$35.00/PB314gm.ThisexcitingThirdbookfromDavidBristowcoverseverythingenvironmentalinSouthAfricathatyoualwayswantedtoknowabout.Thetopicsinthisbookincludepesticides,poaching,petrol,plastics,population,pollination,pollution,pods,politics,pharmaceuticals,people,prophets,powerandpoop.Findoutwhatindustriallymanufacturedfoodsandlarge-scalefarmingaredoingtous;howstatecapturehasderailedourcivilserviceandtriggeredseweragespills,

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oilslicksandairpollution;whobenefitsmostfromhealthsupplements;andwhataretherealcostsofgeneratingpowerandwhatworksbest–coal,nuclear,fracking,solarorwind.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747264

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BatsofSouthernandCentralAfrica,2ndEdition:ABiogeographicandTaxonomicSynthesis/AraMonadjem(etal.)2ndEditionJohannesburg:WitsUniversityPress,2020xiv,720p.IncludesIndex9781776145829$100.00/HB1970gm.Thisrevisededitionofabookfirstpublishedin2010supplementstheoriginalaccountofthe116batspeciesthenknowntobefoundinSouthernandCentralAfricawithanadditionaleightnewlydescribedspecies.Thechaptersonevolution,biogeography,ecologyandecholocationhavebeenupdated,citingdozensofrecentlypublishedpapers.Thebookcoversthelatestsystematicandtaxonomicstudies,ensuringthatthenamesandrelationshipsofbatsinthisneweditionreflectcurrentscientificknowledge.Thespeciesaccountsprovidedescriptions,measurementsanddiagnosticcharactersaswellasdetailedinformationaboutthedistribution,habitat,roostinghabits,foragingecologyandreproductionofeachspecies.Theupdatedspeciesdistributionmapsarebasedon6100recordedlocalities.Aspecialfeatureofthe2010publicationwasthemodeofidentificationoffamilies,generaandspeciesbywayofcharactermatricesratherthanthemoregenerallyuseddichotomouskeys.Sincethenthesematriceshavebeentestedinthefieldand,wherenecessary,slightlyalteredforthisedition.Newphotographsfillingapsandupdatedsonogramsaidwithbatidentificationinacousticsurveys.Thebibliography,whichnowcontainsmorethan700entries,willbeaninvaluableaidtostudentsandscientistswishingtotrackdownoriginalresearch.***ThesecondeditionofBatsofSouthernandCentralAfricaisaone-stopshopforunderstandingthebiologyandnaturalhistoryofbats.Itisamust-readprimerforbatbiologists,students,naturalists,enthusiasts,andthoseofusconsideringconservationofthesefascinatingandecologicallyimportant,buthighly

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misunderstoodmammals.—PaulW.Webala,DepartmentofForestryandWildlifeManagement,MaasaiMaraUniversity,Narok,Kenyahttp://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747265

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AfricaandHerAnimals:PhilosophicalandPracticalPerspectives/RainerEbert&AntenehRobohPretoria:UNISAPress,2018xxii,358p.;b/wphotos,b/willustrations,tables.9781868889006$80.00/PB780gm.AfricaandHerAnimalschallengesthecommonviewthatanimalsareessentiallyinferiortohumanbeings:itisboththestartofalongoverdueconversationandacalltoaction.Non-humananimals,essentialtotheeverydaylivesandwell-beingofAfricans,impactandareaffectedbyAfricansocietiesindiverseways.AfricaandHerAnimalsinvestigatesandanalysesthemoral,social,cultural,religious,andlegalstatusofnon-humananimalsinAfrica.Thecontributors,drawnfromawiderangeofcountriesandspecialistfields,purposefullydemonstratehowtheoreticalandpracticalissuesareinextricablylinked,illustratingtheimportanceoftranscendingdisciplinaryboundaries,andshowinghowscholarsandpractitionerscanbenefitgreatlyfromgenuineandsustainedinteractionwitheachother.Theirresearchprovidesafreshunderstandingofthephilosophical,religious,andscientificunderpinningsoftheissuesattheheartofthehuman-animalrelationshipinAfrica.AfricaandHerAnimalsisavaluablesourceofinformationandinspirationforresearchers,students,developmentandNGOworkers,policymakers,animalrightsactivists,andallwhoworkwith,orareinterestedin,animalsinAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=456736

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rock|Water|Life:EcologyandHumanitiesforaDecolonialSouthAfrica/LesleyGreen(Foreword)IsabelleStengersJohannesburg:WitsUniversityPress,2020xxiv,296p.IncludesIndex;Bibliography9781776146147$55.00/PB524gm.

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InRock|Water|LifeLesleyGreenexaminestheinterwovenrealitiesofinequality,racism,colonialism,andenvironmentaldestructioninSouthAfrica,callingforenvironmentalresearchandgovernancetotransitiontoanecopoliticalapproachthatcouldaddressSouthAfrica’shistoryofracialoppressionandenvironmentalexploitation.Greenanalysesconflictingaccountsofnatureinenvironmentalsciencesthatclaimneutralityamidongoingstrugglesforlandrestitutionandenvironmentaljustice.Offeringin-depthstudiesofenvironmentalconflictincontemporarySouthAfrica,GreenaddressesthehistoryofcontestedwateraccessinCapeTown;strugglesovernaturalgasfrackingintheKaroo;debatesaboutdecolonisingscience;thepotentialforapoliticsofsoilinthecallforlandrestitution;urbanbaboonmanagement,andtheconsequencesofsendingsewagetourbanoceans.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747266

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Economics/DevelopmentStudiesOpeningtheSouthAfricanEconomy:BarrierstoEntryandCompetition/(Eds)ThandoVilakazi,SumayyaGoga&SimonRobertsCapeTown:HSRCPress,2020xiv,254p.IncludesIndex9780796925893$40.00/PB458gm.Whatdoesittakeforentrepreneurstobeeffectivecompetitors?Whatarethefactorsaffectingentryandparticipationinsectorswheretherearehistoricallystrongincumbentfirms?OpeningtheSouthAfricanEconomybringstolightthechallengesofconcentration,inequalityandexclusionindifferentsectorsoftheSouthAfricaneconomy.Thebookbeginswithanassessmentofthecurrentstateoftheeconomy.Detailedcasestudiesthenrecounttheexperiences–goodandbad–ofwell-knownSouthAfricanentrantfirmsinsectorsthatarecriticalforfacilitatingeconomicgrowth,includingretail,food,fuel,telecommunications,airlinesandbanking.Importantcross-cuttingchaptersreflectontherolethatgovernmentpoliciescanplayinachievingamoreopen,inclusiveandcompetitiveeconomyandtheuse(andmisuse)ofpolicytoolssuchascompetitionlaw,blackeconomicempowermentandstateprocurement.Itconcludeswithasetof

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concreterecommendationsforopeninguptheSouthAfricaneconomy,improvedcoordinationamongstateinstitutionsandinclusiveindustrialdevelopment.Accessibleandpractical,OpeningtheSouthAfricanEconomywillappealtoabroadreadershipofbusinesspeople,policy-makers,studentsandacademics.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747267

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ConstructingHegemony:TheSouthAfricanCommercialMediaandthe(Mis)RepresentationofNationalisation/MandlaJ.RadebePietermaritzburg:UniversityofKwaZulu-NatalPress,2020xiv,286p.IncludesIndex;SelectedBibliography9781869144586$50.00/PB436gm.Post-apartheidSouthAfricacontinuestofacechallengesinitsattemptsateconomictransformationforthebenefitofthemajorityofthepeople,whoweremarginalisedunderdecadesofapartheidandcolonisation.Thisneedfortransformationhasresultedinvariouspolicyinitiatives,includingtheongoingdemandsforthenationalisationoftheeconomy.Thecommercialmediahasacentralroleinshapingpolicydebates.Butthismediaisanideologicaltoolasmuchasitisaneconomicresourcesinceitisownedandcontrolledbypeoplewithpoliticalandeconomicinterests.Itthereforetendstosupportandpromotetheinterestsoftheowners.ThisbookprovidesaMarxistcritiqueoftherepresentationofthenationalisationoftheminesdebatebytheSouthAfricancommercialmedia.Radebeexaminescorporatecontrolofthemediainordertoarticulatetheinterrelationsbetweenthestate,capitalandthemedia,andthewaythecommercialmediarepresents,shapesandinfluencespublicpolicy.Heconcludesthatbeyondfactorssuchasownership,commercialisationandtheinfluenceofadvertisingonnewscontent,theglobalcapitalisthegemonyhasamorepowerfulinfluenceonthecommercialmediainSouthAfricathanpreviouslythought.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747268

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MigrantLabourAfterApartheid:TheInsideStory/LeslieJBank,DorritPosel&FrancisWilsonCapeTown:HSRCPress,2020xii,404p.IncludesIndex9780796925794$50.00/PB694gm.SouthAfricaisarapidlyurbanisingsociety.Over60%ofthepopulationlivesinurbanareasandthiswillrisetomorethan70%by2030.However,itisalsoasocietywithalonghistoryoflabourmigration,ruralhome-makingandurbaneconomicandresidentialinsecurity.Thus,whiletheformalinstitutionalsystemsofmigrantlabourandthehatedpasslawsweredismantledafterapartheid,alargeportionoftheSouthAfricanpopulationremainsdouble-rootedinthesensethattheyhaveanurbanplaceofresidenceandaccesstoaruralhomesteadtowhichtheyperiodicallyreturnandofteneventuallyretire.Thisreality,whichcontinuestohaveprofoundimpactsonsocialcohesion,familylife,genderrelations,householdinvestment,settlementdynamicandpoliticalidentityformation,isthemainfocusofthisbook.MigrantLabourafterApartheidfocusesoninternalmigrantsandmigration,ratherthancrossbordermigrationintoSouthAfrica.Itcautionsagainstalinearnarrativeofchangeandurbantransition.Thebookisdividedintotwoparts.Thefirsthalfinvestigatesurbanisationprocessesfromtheperspectiveofinternalmigration.Severalofthechaptersmakeuseofrecentlyavailablesurveydatacollectedinanationallongitudinalstudytodescribepatternsandtrendsinlabourmigration,theeconomicreturnstomigration,andthelinksbetweenthemigrationofadultsandtheoften-ignoredmigrationofchildren.ThelastthreechaptersofthissectionshineaspotlightonconditionsofmigrantworkersindestinationareasbyfocusingonMarikanaandminingontheplatinumbelt.Thesecondhalfofthebookexploresthedoublerootednessofmigrantsthroughthelensoftheruralhinterlandfromwhichmigrationoftenoccurs.ThechaptersherefocusontheEasternCapeasacasestudyofaregionfromwhich(particularlylonger-distance)labourmigrationhasbeenverycommon.Thecontributionsdescribethelimitedopportunitiesforlivelihoodstrategiesinthecountryside,whichencourageoutmigration,butalsonotethe

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acceleratedratesofhouseholdinvestment,especiallyinthebuiltenvironmentintheformerhomelands.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747269

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reset,Rebuild,Reignite:BuildYourBusinesstoThriveinaCrisis/PavloPhitidis(Ed)SallyHinesJohannesburg:PanMacmillanSouthAfrica,2020xvi,256p.9781770107885$40.00/PB348gm.Acrisismeanschange.Andforanybusinessowner,changemeansopportunity.Thereisnothingnewaboutacrisisstallingorwipingoutabusiness.TheCOVID-19pandemicthathashitbusinessesgloballydoesnotfeelanymoreorlessdevastatingtothebusinessownerthaniftheirbusinesswasaffectedbythesuddenlossofadominantclient,atradewar,burstwaterpipeshaltingoperations,intransientemployeesortheirproductnolongerbeingrelevanttothemarket.InReset,Rebuild,Reignite,thesecondbookfromPavloPhitidis,hisstartingpointisnothowtoavoidcrisesbecausesomeareinevitable.Instead,heshowshowyoucanuseanycrisistoresetyourbusinesstogetrelevant,rebuildittoscale,andreigniteittoaccelerategrowthbycapitalisingonthechangeandopportunitiesthatanycrisisbringswithit.StoriesofbusinessownerswhohavesuccessfullyturnedcrisistotheiradvantageareunderpinnedbyPavlo’spractical,action-orientedinsights,tacticsandstrategiesthatwillhaveyoureadingwithahighlighterinhand,andwillequipyoutotackleanycrisisthataffectsyourbusiness.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747270

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------InequalityStudiesfromtheGlobalSouth/(Ed)DavidFrancis,ImraanValodia&EdwardWebsterJohannesburg:WitsUniversityPress,2020xxiv,272p.IncludesIndex9781776146161$50.00/PB504gm.

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Thisbookoffersaninnovative,interdisciplinaryapproachtothinkingaboutinequality,andtounderstandinghowinequalityisproducedandreproducedintheglobalSouth.WithoutthesafetynetofthevariousNorthernwelfarestates,inequalityintheglobalSouthisnotmerelyasocio-economicproblem,butanexistentialthreattothesocialcontractthatunderpinsthedemocraticstateandsocietyitself.OnlyaresponsethatisfirrmlygroundedinthecontextoftheglobalSouthcanhopetoaddressthisproblem.ThiscollectionbringstogetherscholarsfromacrosstheglobalSouthtoaddressbroadthematicareassuchastheconceptualandmethodologicalchallengesofmeasuringinequality;thepoliticaleconomyofinequality;inequalityinwork,householdsandthelabourmarket;andinequalitiesinland,spacesandcities.ThebookconcludesbysuggestingalternativesforaddressinginequalityintheglobalSouthandaroundtheworld.Thepioneeringideasandtheoriesputforwardbythisvolumemakeitessentialreadingforstudentsandresearchersofglobalinequalityacrossthefieldsofsociology,economics,law,politics,globalstudiesanddevelopmentstudies.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747271

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TownshipEconomy:People,SpacesandPractices/AndrewCharman,LeifPetersen,andThireshenGovendeCapeTown:HSRCPress,2020xviii,330p.IncludesIndex9780796925770$75.00/PB860gm.TownshipEconomyprovidesauniqueinsightintotownshipinformalbusinessandentrepreneurship.Itissetinthepost-apartheidperiod,inthethirddecadeofAfrica’sdemocracyanddrawsonevidencecollectedfrom2010-2018in10townshipsites,nineinSouthAfricaandoneinNamibia.Thebookfocusesonmicro-enterprises,thebusinessstrategiesoftownshipentrepreneursandtheimpactofautonomousinformaleconomicactivitiesonurbanlife.Thebookisuniqueinapproachandcontent.Itlooksatspatialinfluencesatvariousgradients,fromthecity-widelevel,toobjects,toinvisible

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infrastructure.Theanalysisexaminestheinfluenceofpowerasatooltodominateandcontrolandthusconstraintinclusiveopportunities.Thiscaptivatingbookwillbeofinterestacademicresearchers,universitystudentsandspecialistsinbusinessstudies,urbanism,politicsandsocio-economicdevelopment.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=688946

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AViewfromtheOtherSide:LockedDowninSouthAfrica/CharlesR.StithPinetown,KwaZulu-Natal:FootprintPress,2020138p.9781990972027$30.00/PBBookDetails:Asthecoronaviruspandemicsweptacrosstheglobeinrecentmonths,manycountrieshavehadtoimplementstrategiestofightthevirusandkeepitspeoplesafe.Thesestrategies,particularlyintheWest,havenotbeenaseffectiveatkeepingthenumbersofinfectedpeopleaslowasthegovernmentswouldhavehoped.CharlesRStithpredictedthetrajectorytheviruswouldtakeasitsspreadprogressedanddevelopedacriticalanalysisofthewesterncountries’responsestothepandemic.HespecificallyfocusesonSouthAfrica’sresponsetothevirusasitspearheadsthesurgeofcasesontheAfricancontinent.Thecrisishasfarreachingconsequencesthatimpactsthemostvulnerablepeopleinthecountry.ArecentOXFAMreportdrawsconnectionsbetweenthelockdown,tohunger,todeathswhichconfirmsthestatementStithmadeatthebeginningoftheoutbreakabouthowpeoplewoulddieofhungerastheylosetheirjobs,theirabilitytoprovidefortheirfamiliesandaccesstofreshfoods.StithwrotethisbookinrealtimeinresponsetothegrowthandspreadofthecoronavirusandanalysestheresultsofSouthAfrica’sresponsetoit.HegivesanswerstothequestionspoliticiansshouldhavebeenaskingandgiveshisviewofwhatAfricawillrequiretorecover.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747272

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------EducationUsingmultiplelanguagesasaresourceforlearning/RoyKellenCapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,2020

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256Pages9781485130598$40.00/PBMostsub-SaharanAfricancountriesaremultilingual.Hence,multilingualismisafeatureofmanyschoolsandclassrooms.Anadditiveapproachtomultilingualismhasbeenproventobethemostappropriateinthiscontext.Itisthereforeimportanttodemonstratehowmultilingualismcouldbeproductivelyutilisedtopromotelearnerengagementandfacilitatelearning.Thebookfocusesonusingmultiplelanguagesasresourcesforteachingandlearninginmultilingualclassroomsandhighlightsstrategiesforusingmultilingualismasaresource.Thebookisdividedinto3sections:thefirstsectionistheoreticalanddescribesthetheoreticalfoundationsofmultilingualismineducationandthepromotionofadditivemultilingualism;thesecondsectionpresentscasestudiestodemonstrateevidence-basedstrategiesforlearnerandlearningsupport,andthefinalsectionprovidessamplelessonplansindifferentcontentareasthataresuitableforteachinginmultilingualclassroomshttp://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747273

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------EssaysinOnlineEducation:AGlobalPerspective/DivyaSingh&MandlaMakhanyaPretoria:UNISAPress,2019xxvi,228p.IncludesIndex9781776150519$50.00/PB500gm.EssaysinOnlineEducationtakesthereaderfromanoverarchinganalysisofinstitutionalidealsforoptimalonlineeducationintoadeepdiveonthepeculiarityoftheclassroomrevealingthenuanceofspecificsubjectsandtheexperienceofdealingwithaheterogeneousstudentpopulation.Itshowcasesleadingpracticesinonlineteaching,learningandmanagementdrawnfromacommunityofpracticefromAustralia,Canada,HongKong,Indonesia,NewZealand,Nigeria,SouthAfrica,SriLanka,UnitedKingdom,andtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Theauthorsprovideaninformativeandengagingjourneyforexperiencedacademicsandnewentrantsbyhighlightingopportunitiesthatbridgethegeographicaldivide,widenaccessandaffordability,whilealso

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addressingthechallengesofensuringandsustainingquality,integratingteachingandlearningwiththestudentexperience,anddebunkingthemyththatonlinelearningisalwaysthe‘lessexpensive’option.Eachessayisadiscrete,enrichingtreatiseofkeyaspectsofonlineeducation,accentingtestedappliedsolutionsandchallengingacademicmanagementandleadershiptorethinkonlineteachingandlearning.EssaysinOnlineEducation:AGlobalPerspectivepresentsanall-inclusiveassessmentbyteachersforteachersonachievingthebestinanonlineclassroom.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747274

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FromIvoryTowerstoEbonyTowers:TransformingHumanitiesCurriculainSouthAfrica,AfricaandAfrican-AmericanStudies/(Ed)OluwaseunTella&ShireenMotalaAucklandPark,Johannesburg:Fanele(JacanaMedia(Pty)Ltd),2020xxii,426p.9781928232902$50.00/PB562gm.Despitetwo-and-a-halfdecadesofblackmajorityruleafter1994,muchofSouthAfricanhighereducationintheareaofhumanitiescontinuestoembraceEuropeanmodelsandparadigms.ThisisdespiteconceptssuchasAfricanisation,indigenisationanddecolonisationofthecurriculumhavingbecomebuzzwords,especiallyafterthe#MustFallcampaigns,student-ledprotestsfrom2015.Thisbookarguesthat,beyondtheuseofinternallyconstructedstrategiestofostercurriculumtransformationinSouthAfrica,itisimportanttodrawlessonsfromthecurriculumtransformationeffortsofotherAfricancountriesandAfrican-AmericanstudiesintheUnitedStates(US).TheendofcolonialisminAfricafromthe1950smarkedthemostimportanteraincurriculumtransformationeffortsinAfricanhighereducation,evidentintheriseofleadingdecolonialschools:theIbadanSchoolofHistory,theDaresSalaamSchoolofPoliticalEconomyandtheDakarSchoolofCulture.ThesecentresusedrigorousresearchmethodssuchasnationalisthistoriographyandoralsourcestochallengeEurocentricepistemologies.African-AmericanstudiesemergedintheUSfromthe1920stodebunknotionsofwhitesuperiorityandchallengeracistideasandstructuresininternationalrelations.ThetwoimportantschoolsofthisscholarshipweretheAtlantaSchoolofSociologyandtheHowardSchoolofInternationalAffairs.

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------HistoryTheGriekwaswtadMurders:TheCrimethatShookSouthAfrica/JacquesSteenkampJohannesburg:ZebraPress,2014xii,388p.9781776095780$35.00/PB504gm.JustafterduskonGoodFriday,6April2012,thepeaceandquietpermeatingthesmallNorthernCapetownofGriekwastadwasdisruptedwhenayoungteenageboyspedintotowninhisfather’sIsuzubakkieandscreechedtoahaltinfrontofthetown’snearlydesertedpolicestation.Itwasshortlybefore19h00whenDonSteenkampjumpedoutofthevehicleandranintothestation’schargeoffice,coveredinblood,toannouncethathisparentsandsisterhadbeenbrutallyshotandkilledonthefamilyfarm,Naauwhoek.Althoughthekillingswereinitiallythoughttobejustanotherfarmattack,monthslaterDonwasarrestedforthemurders,settinginmotionachainofeventsthatwouldgripSouthAfricaanddividethepeopleofGriekwastad.Basedoninterviewswithalltherole-players,includingtheinvestigatingofficersonthecase,theforensicandballisticexperts,andfamilyandfriendsofthedeceased,andconcludingwiththeverdictandthesentencing,thisistherivetingaccountofwhatreallyhappenedonNaauwhoekfarmonthatfatefulday,astoldbythereporterwhofollowedthecasefromdayone…http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747276

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AJacanaPocketHistoryofEpidemicsinSouthAfrica:Plague,PoxandPandemics/HowardPhilipsAucklandPark,Johannesburg:JacanaMedia(Pty)Ltd,2012168p.IncludesIndex9781431403851JacanaPocketSeries$25.00/PB144gm.

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Overthelastdecades,wehaveseenmorethanthreedozennewinfectiousdiseasesappear,someofwhichcouldkillmillionsofpeoplewithoneortwounluckygenemutationsoroneortwounfavourableenvironmentalchanges.Therisksofpandemicsonlyincreaseasthehumanpopulationgrows;thereforetodirectourfutureweshouldexamineourpast.HowardPhillipsprovidesthefirstlookintothehistoryofepidemicsinSouthAfrica,probinglethalepisodeswhichsignificantlyshapedthissocietyoverthreecenturies.Focusingondevastatingdiseasessuchassmallpox,bubonicplague,Spanishinfluenza,polioandHIV/Aids,Plague,PoxandPandemicsprobestheirorigin,theircatastrophiccourseandtheirconsequencesinboththeshortandlongterm.Theirimpactrangesfromthedemographictothepolitical,thesocial,theeconomic,thespiritual,thepsychologicalandthecultural.Aseachoftheseepidemicsoccurredatcrucialmomentsinthecountry'shistory-earlyinEuropeancolonisation,inthemidstofthemineralrevolution,duringtheSouthAfricanWarandWorldWarI,asindustrialisationwasgettingunderway,andwithintheerasofapartheidandpost-apartheid-thebookalsoexamineshowtheseprocessesaffectedandwereaffectedbythefiveepidemics,therebyaddingimportantdimensionstoanunderstandingofeach.Tothosewhoreadthisbook,SouthAfricanhistorywillnotlookthesameagain.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=153042

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NavigatingthePast:ABrief,IllustratedHistoryofPlettenbergBay/MikeKanteyPlettenbergBay:TheWatermarkPress,20181v.;210x145mm.9780987015914$30.00/PB62gm.NavigatingthePast:ABrief,IllustratedHistoryofPlettenbergBayismeantforthecasualreaderwhoisinterestedintheoriginsanddevelopmentoftheBitouMunicipalityfromtheearliesttimesuntiltheappearanceoftheBeaconIsleHotel.Giventhebrevityoftheproject,muchhasbeenleftoutandmuchmoreisstilltobetold,butwehopethatthissmallcontributionwillgosomewayinrevealinghowwegothereatall.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747277

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50PeopleWhoF***edUpSouthAfrica:TheLastDecade/AlexanderParker&TimRichman(Illus.)ZapiroCapeTown:Mercury(BurnetMedia),2020264p.9781990956096$35.00/PB308gm.Tomarkthetenthanniversaryofthesmash-hit50PeopleWhoStuffedUpSouthAfrica,theoriginal50Peopleteambringsyouanall-newsequel:50PeopleWhoF***edUpSouthAfrica:TheLostDecade.Aswitty,enlighteningandentertainingasallthefranchisebooks,thisChristmascompendiumisaneye-wateringindictmentofourtragicomic“lastlostdecade”,atimeofruinousandunprecedentednationaldecline.Whereasittookmorethan350yearstocomeupwiththelistofshameforthefirstbook,theyneededjusttenmoreforthenext50names,fromShaunAbrahamstoZuma,ZumaandZuma.Shotthroughwiththearchitectsandbeneficiariesofstatecapture–Magashula,Mahlobo,Mahumapelo,andnotforgettingtheGuptas–itisalsofeaturescrisptakedownsoftheindividualswhorepresentthestandoutscandalsinthistime:thelikeofNkandla,Marikana,LifeEsidimeni,Steinhoff,BosasaandVBSMutualBank.Theendresultisareadable,accessibleoverviewoftheSouthAfrica’srecentpoliticalandsocioeconomiclandscape.Becausesometimeshumourandaclearlypaintedpicturereallyisthebestcopingmechanism…http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747278

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CubaandAfrica1959-1994:WritinganAlternativeAtlanticHistory/(Eds)GiuliaBonacci,AdrienDelmas&KaliArgyriadisJohannesburg:WITSUniversityPress,2020xxv,280p.IncludesIndex9781776146338$55.00/PB528gm.TheCubanpeopleholdaspecialplaceintheheartsofthepeopleofAfrica.TheCubaninternationalistshavemadeacontributiontoAfricanindependence,freedom,andjustice,unparalleledforitsprincipledandselflesscharacter.'AsNelsonMandelastates,Cubawasakeyparticipantinthestruggleforthe

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independenceofAfricancountriesduringtheColdWarandthedefinitiveoustingofcolonialismfromthecontinent.BeyondthemilitaryinterventionsthatplayedadecisiveroleinshapingAfricanpoliticalhistory,thereweremany-sidedengagementsbetweentheislandandthecontinent.CubaandAfrica,1959-1994isthestoryoftensofthousandsofindividualswhocrossedtheAtlanticasdoctors,scientists,soldiers,studentsandartists.Eachchapterpresentsacasestudy-fromAlgeriatoAngola,fromEquatorialGuineatoSouthAfrica-andshowshowmuchoftheencounterbetweenCubaandAfricatookplaceinnon-militaristicfields:humanitarianandmedical,scientificandeducational,culturalandartistic.Thehistoricalexperienceandthelegaciesdocumentedinthisbookspeaktothemajorideologiesthatshapedthecolonialandpostcolonialworld,includinginternationalism,developmentalismandSouth-Southcooperation.ApproachingAfrican-Cubanrelationsfromamultiplicityofangles,thiscollectionwillappealtoanequallywiderangeofreaders,fromscholarsinblackAtlanticstudiestoculturaltheoristsandgeneralreaderswithaninterestincontemporaryAfricanhistory.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747279

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheLieof1652:ADecolonisedHistoryofLand/PatricTariqMelletCapeTown:Tafelberg(NBPublishers),2020368p.9780624089704$40.00/PB490gm.InTheLieof1652,influentialbloggerandhistoryactivistMelletretellsanddebunksestablishedprecolonialandcoloniallanddispossessionhistory.Heprovidesaradicallynew,freshperspectiveonSouthAfricanhistoryandhighlights176yearsofSan/Khoicolonialresistance.ContextualisingtheculturalmixoftheCape,herecountsthehistoryofforcedandvoluntarymigrationtotheCapebyAfricans,Indians,SoutheastAsians,EuropeansandtheAfricanDiasporainanewway.Thisprovocative,novelperspectiveon'Colouredness'alsoprovidesahighlytopicalnewlookattheburningissueofland,andhowitwaslost.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747280

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheAnglo-BoerWarDiariesofJanGeldenbuys/PrellerGeldenhuysSouthAfrica:PeysoftPublishing,2020

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iv,172p.IncludesIndex9798662759466$25.00/PB276gm.JanGeldenhuyswascalledupinOctober1899toserveintheKroonstadCommandounderCommandantMartinusSchoemanontheWesternFrontanddeployedfortheSiegeofKimberley.HefoughtattheBattlesofBelmont,Graspan,Twee-Riviere(ModderRiver),Magersfonteinandseveralotherminorskirmishes.HewascapturedinApril1902[ameretwomonthsbeforetheendofthewar]andbanishedasaprisonerofwartoUmballa,India,wherehisexperiencestillThursday,20thNovember1902,weredocumented.Hesharedatentwithhisfather-in-lawandlatermetupwithhisfatherandbrotherwhowerePOW'satBhimtal.Hisdiaries,writteninhigh-Dutch,arelodgedwiththeAnglo-BoerWarmuseuminBloemfontein.Theauthor'sgrandmother,LizziePreller,havingpublishedher"Oorlogsherinneringe",providedthemotivationandinspirationtoresearchandtoaddthisadditiontoAfricanhistory.JanGeldenhuysandLizziePrellerwereburiedonRustpan,thefamilyfarmbetweenBothavilleandKroonstadintheOrangeFreeState.Theauthorfollowedhisgrandfatherandfather'sfootstepsandjoinedthemilitary-servingasapilotforthedurationoftheRhodesianWar.Likehisgrandparents,hehaspublishedhiswarexperiences.JohnDoveyofJustDoneProductionsPublishingdesignedthecoverandpublishedthebookthroughPinetownPrintersinKZNNatal,in2009.ThiseditionisallmyownworkandincludesmanyNewZealanders,mainlyfromtheearlyContingents,whofoughtanddiedduringtheBoerWar-knownastheSouthAfricanWarinNewZealand.Thisupdatedandrevisededitionwillthusappealtoanyoneinterestedinmilitaryhistory,especiallyconflictsinSouthernAfricaandNewZealand.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747281

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WorkingClassHomosexualityinSouthAfricanHistory:VoicesfromtheArchives/IainEdwards&MarcEpprechtCapeTown:HSRCPress,2020xxii,258p.IncludesIndex;Bibliography’9780796925831$50.00/PB

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480gm.WorkingClassHomosexualityinSouthAfricanHistoryprovidesthefirstscholarlyoutlineforthedevelopmentofanarrativeofsame-sexworkingclassAfricanmen.Thebook'scoreanalyticthrustcentresaroundapreviouslyunpublishedprimarysourcefromtheearlytwentiethcenturyaswellasuniqueoralhistoryinterviewswithmenrememberingtheirlivesinthegaysettlementofMkhumbane.WhileSouthAfrica'sBillofRightsprovidesconstitutionalprotectionfortherightofanypersontochooseherorhisownsexualpreferences,thishasnotpreventedviolentandevenmurderousassaultsonmembersofthegrowingandincreasinglyvocalLGBTIcommunity.GiventhedearthofpublishedworksonSouthAfrican'sgaycommunitiesandreasonedpublicdiscussionaswellastherecentcontroversyoverthefilmInxeba,thereisconsiderableurgencyinconfrontingentrenchedbigotry,prejudice,andhomophobia.WorkingClassHomosexualityinSouthAfricanHistoryinspiresSouthAfricanstoreimagineaninclusivesenseofthepastaswellasthefuture.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747282

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ViolenceandSolace:TheNatalCivilWarinLate-ApartheidSouthAfrica/MxolisiR.MchunuPietermaritzburg:UniversityofKwaZulu-NatalPress,2020xviii,250p.IncludesIndex;Bibliography9781869144623$40.00/PB406gm.TheNatalMidlandswasravagedbyconflictinthe1980sand1990sbetweensupportersoftheUnitedDemocraticFrontandInkatha.Theviolenceleftthousandsofpeopledead,injured,homelessandemotionallywounded.Thisbookprovidesahistoricalstudyoftheorigins,causesandnatureofpoliticalviolenceintheruralcommunityofKwaShangeintheVulindleladistrict.ThiswasoneoftheareasmostaffectedbythepoliticalviolenceintheNatalMidlands,butithasbeenthesubjectofonlypatchyandpartialinvestigation.MxolisiMchunuthreadsindividualandlocalfactorswithregionalandnationalforcesand,throughalocalstudy,explainstogreateffectthepoliticalviolencethatrockedpartsofNatalinthatperiod.Theaccountoffersthetestimonyofsurvivorsandtheeffectoftheviolenceoncommunitymembers

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intheensuingyears.Onecentralcontentionisthattheinfluenceoftheviolencewastransmittedacrossgenerationsandsexes,throughwholefamiliesandcommunities.MchunutellsastoryofordinarypeoplecaughtupinthecycleofrevengeanddespairinthekillingfieldsoftheNatalMidlands.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747283

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CetwayoandHisWhiteNeighbours(Illustrated)/HenryRiderHaggardReprintSouthAfrica:[s.n.],20201v.9798683551858$40.00/PBCetywayoandHisWhiteNeighbours,orRemarksonRecentEventsinZululand,NatalandtheTransvaalisan1882non-fictionbookbyH.RiderHaggard,hisfirstfull-lengthpublishedwork.ItwasbasedonhistimeworkinginSouthAfrica.[1]The"Cetywayo"ofthetitleistheZulukingCetshwayokaMpande.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747284

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SolT.Plaatje:ALifeinLetters/(Ed)BrianWillan&Sabata-mphoMokaeCapeTown:HistoricalPublicationSouthernAfrica(HiPSA),2020xxii,362p.IncludesIndex9780994720764ThirdSeries/DerdeReeks/TlhatlhamanoYaBoraroNo.2$80.00/HB674gm.ByanystandardsSolomonTshekishoPlaatje(1876–1932)livedaremarkablelife.Fromhumblebeginningsherosetobecomeoneofthemostimportantpoliticalandliteraryfiguresofhisgeneration.Hewasinspiredbyavisionofacommonsocietyinwhichraceandcolourwerenobartofullparticipationinthelifeofthecountry.Hewasaprolificjournalist,afounderandfirstGeneralSecretaryofthe‘SouthAfricanNativeNationalCongress’,andauthorofseveralbooks–NativeLifeinSouthAfrica,ahard-hittingstatementontherightsoftheblackSouthAfricanpeople,andMhudi,thefirstfull-lengthnovelinEnglishbyablackSouthAfrican,beingthebestknown.

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------JudaicaAHandfulofSand:JewishCapeTown5779/TonyRaphaelyCapeTown:PenguinRandomHouseSouthAfrica(Pty)Ltd.,2019304p.9781775847229$50.00/PB1180gm.InthiscelebrationofJewishlifeatthetipoftheAfricancontinent,businessmanandphilanthropist,TonyRaphaely,hascuratedstunningindividualandgroupportraitsthatcollectivelyrepresentasnapshotintimeofCapeTown’svibrantJewishcommunity.Thebookisauniquecompendiumofnearly300photographs,takenin2019(ortheJewishyear5779),toshowcase–andrecordforposterity–thepeoplewhoseprofessionsandserviceshaveenrichednotonlythecommunityfromwhichtheycome,butalsothegreatersocietyinwhichtheylive.Theimages,takenbyateamof17photographers,provideafascinatingchronicleofallstagesoflifeandacrossawiderangeofoccupationsandpursuits.Somearefamouspersonalities,likeZapiro,AlbieSachs,LisaChaitandNikRabinowitz;othersarelessdistinguishedbutnolessreveredfortheircontributiontolifeinthecity.AsinmanyothercitiesoutsideEurope,CapeTown’sJewryhasbeenforgedintheDiaspora.AHandfulofSanddistilsthispastintoanenduringtestamentofhopeandresilience–itisarecordnotonlyofgenerationscurrentandpast,butalsoforgenerationstocome.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747285

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LawAdministrativeLawinZambia:CasesandMaterials/Chewe,AKCapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,2020480p.9781485135760$75.00/PBCategory:AdministrativeLaw

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Administrativelawisafast-growingsubjectinZambiatoday.Foralongtime,theteachingandlearningofadministrativelawreliedupontextbooksfromEngland.Withtheestablishmentoflawschoolswhereadministrativelawisoneofthecorecoursestaught,theneedaroseforacomprehensivetextthatenablestheproperteachingandlearningofthissubjectinaZambiancontext.AdministrativeLawinZambiadealswithZambiancasesandmaterialsinawaythatisuser-friendlyforbothlecturersandstudents.ThebookincorporatesahistoricalperspectiveofthedevelopmentofadministrativelawinZambiafromthecolonialeratowhatitistoday.ZambianmaterialiscomplementedbyresourcesfromtheEnglishlegalsystemandotherjurisdictions.ThecasesandmaterialsincludedwillallowscholarsandresearcherstoappreciatehowtheZambianadministrativeprocesshasdevelopedovertheyears.Thebookalsocontainsdiscussionsofoldcaseswhichestablishedvariousprinciplesthatnewcasescontinuetorelyon.AdministrativeLawinZambiaisprimarilytargetedatlawstudentsinvariousinstitutionsofhigherlearning.Thebookisalsoapracticalguideforlegalpractitioners,academicsandresearcherswhoneedreferencematerialcloseathand.ItaimstofosterabetterunderstandingofadministrativelawinaZambiansetting.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747286

-----------------------------------------------------------------ActaJuridica2020-ViolenceAgainstWomen/NolundiLuwayaet.al.CapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,2020287p.$120.00/HBWomen’ssecurityinpolitical,economicandsocialtermsisdirectlylinkedtothepervasiveproblemofviolenceagainstwomen.ViolenceAgainstWomen:Law,PolicyandPracticeseekstounderstandthisparticularformofhumanrightsviolation,bysituatingviolenceagainstwomeninitshistorical,political,socio-economicandlegalcontextinSouthAfrica.Whetherintheprivateorpublicspheres,violenceagainstwomenpreventswomenfromrealisingabroadrangeofhumanrightsthatarecentraltofull,inclusiveandparticipatorycitizenship.Theauthorsofthisvolumereflectonthemanyformsofviolenceagainstwomen,theapplicablelawsandpolicies,andthechallengestoeffectivelyrespondingtothiswidespreadviolationofhumanrights.

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Theircontributionsconsidertheroleoflaw,policyandpracticeinrelationtoabroadrangeofthemesincludingsexualviolence,violenceagainstwomenatthemarginsofsystemsandsocieties,andtheimpactonthosewhoareworkingtodefeatviolenceagainstwomen,whetherasactivists,practitionersorscholars.AuthorsNolundiLuwayaistheDirectoroftheLandandAccountabilityResearchCentre(LARC)attheUniversityofCapeTown.RashidaManjooisaprofessorintheDepartmentofPublicLawattheUniversityofCapeTownwheresheco-convenestheHumanRightsProgramme.JameelahOmarisaseniorlecturerinCriminalJusticeintheDepartmentofPublicLawattheUniversityofCapeTown.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747287

-----------------------------------------------------------BasicConditionsofEmploymentAct75of1997;NationalMinimumWageAct9of2018&Regulations3rdEdition/Juta'sStatutesEditorsCapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,2020270p.;9781485136170$20.00Thispocket-sizedbookcontainstheupdatedtextoftheBasicConditionsofEmploymentAct75of1997,regulationsandCodesofGoodPractice,andtheNationalMinimumWageAct9of2018andregulationsintermsthereof.ThisthirdeditionofBasicConditionsofEmploymentAct75of1997;NationalMinimumWageAct9of2018&Regulationsreflectsthelawasat24January2020.Thistitleisalsoavailableaspartofthe8-volumeLabourMini-Library,housedinacomplimentaryslipcase.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747288

-----------------------------------------------------------ChildJusticeAct75of2008&Regulations14thed.CapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,2020844p.;9781485136620$50.00/PB

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The14theditionofthistitleintheJuta'sPocketStatutesseriesreflectsthelawasat30June2020.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747289

---------------------------------------------------------------CommentaryonPublicLawinZambia:Law,PoliticsandGovernance/Chirwa,JCapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,20201v.9781485136958$55.00/PBThisisano-holds-barredcommentaryonpubliclawinZambiathatconsidersgoodgovernance,politicsandhumanrights.EvokingthespiritandstyleofeminentlawwriterssuchasSirBlackstoneandLordDenning,theauthorpresentsacommentaryoncardinalissuesinpublicadministrationandlawinaprovocativeyetinformativeway.CommentaryonPublicLawinZambia:Law,PoliticsandGovernancecoversawiderangeofsubjectsfromconstitutionalismtohumanrights,democracytogoodgovernance,executiveauthoritytojudicialindependence,parliamentarypracticeandproceduretotheofficeofthePublicProtector,andmore,inthecourseofitssixteenchapters.JosephChirwashowshimselftobethefutureoflegalscholarshipandwritinginZambia,learningfromthebestZambiahasproduced,amongothersProfessorMunaNdulo,SupremeCourtJusticeMumbaMalila,SCandretiredJusticePatrickMatibini,SC.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747290

-----------------------------------------------------------------CompaniesAct71of2008andRegulations15thEdition/Juta'sStatutesEditorsCapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,2020816p.9781485136101$45.00/PBThe15theditionofthistitleintheJuta'sPocketStatutesseriesreflectsthelawasat27January2020.Thistitleisalsoavailableaspartofthe5-volumeCorporatePocketLibrary,housedinacomplimentaryslipcase.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747291

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----------------------------------------------------------------CompetitionAct89of1998&Rules6thedition/Juta'sStatutesEditorsCapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,2020536p.9781485137122$50.00/PBThe6theditionofthistitleintheJuta'sPocketStatutesseriesreflectsthelawasat10July2020.Thistitleisalsoavailableaspartofthe5-volumeCorporatePocketLibrary,housedinacomplimentaryslipcase.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747292

----------------------------------------------------------------CriminalLaw(SexualOffencesandRelatedMatters)AmendmentAct32of2007;SexualOffencesAct23of1957&RegulationsCapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,2020523p.;9781485136309$30.00/PBTheseventheditionoftheCriminalLaw(SexualOffencesandRelatedMatters)AmendmentAct32of2007;SexualOffencesAct23of1957&Regulationsreflectsthelawasat28February2020.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747293

----------------------------------------------------------------DeedsRegistriesAct47of1937;SectionalTitlesAct95of1986&Regulations/RegistrasievanAktesWet47van1937;WetopDeeltitles95van1986&Regulasies12e(2020)/Juta'sStatutesEditorsCapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,2019522p.;9781485136347$60.00/PBThisbookcontainstheActsandRegulationsinEnglishandAfrikaansinonevolume.The12theditionreflectsthelawasat06March2020.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747294

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DisasterManagementAct57of2002&RegulationsandFrameworks4thEdition/Juta'sStatutesEditorsCapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,2020380p.9781485136934$25.00/PBCategory:Juta'sPocketStatutes,LocalandProvincialGovernment,SecurityLaw,StatutesThe4theditionofthistitleintheJuta'sPocketStatutesseriesreflectsthelawasat11June2020.AlsoavailableasaneBook;aspartofthe12-volumeComprehensiveLocalGovernmentLibrary(ISBN:COMPLOCALGOVLIBRARY);andasa2-volumesettogetherwithGuidelinesintermsoftheDisasterManagementAct57of2002.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747295

----------------------------------------------------------------DivisionofRevenueAct16of2020-Category:LocalandProvincialGovernment,Juta'sPocketStatutes,Statutes(:1stEdition)CapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,2020120p.;9781485137221$25.00TheDivisionofRevenueAct4of2020makesprovisionfortheequitabledivisionofrevenueraisednationallyamongthenational,provincialandlocalspheresofgovernmentforthe2020/21financialyear;andforthedeterminationofeachprovince'sequitableshareandallocationstoprovinces,localgovernmentandmunicipalitiesfromnationalgovernment'sequitableshareandtheresponsibilitiesofallthreespherespursuanttosuchdivisionandallocations.DivisionofRevenueAct4of2020,partoftheJuta'sPocketStatutesseries,reflectsthelawasat4September2020.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747296

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EmploymentTaxIncentiveAct26of2013;SkillsDevelopmentAct97of1998;SkillsDevelopmentLeviesAct9of1999&Regulations8thedition/Juta'sStatutesEditorsCapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,2020558p.;9781485136330$25.00/PBTheeightheditionoftheEmploymentTaxIncentiveAct26of2013;SkillsDevelopmentAct97of1998;SkillsDevelopmentLeviesAct9of1999&Regulations,reflectsthelawasat11February2020.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747297

----------------------------------------------------------------EnvironmentConservationAct73of1989;WorldHeritageConventionAct49of1999;NationalEnvironmentalManagement:BiodiversityAct10of2004(1stEdition)/CapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,2020194p.9781485136088$22.00/PBThefirsteditionofthistitleintheJuta'sPocketStatutesseriesreflectsthelawasat6March2020.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747298

----------------------------------------------------------------LinguisticsPhonemesGraphemesandDemocracy:TheSignificanceofAccuracyintheOrthographicalDevelopmentofisiXhosa/ZandisileW.Saul&RudolphBothaPietermaritzburg:UniversityofKwaZulu-NatalPress,2020xiv,178p.9781869144388$40.00/PB352gm.Theperiod1823tothepresentwasanimportantphaseinthestandardisationofisiXhosaorthography.TheearlypioneersofawrittenformofisiXhosaexperiencedsignificantchallengesinreducingthisAfricanlanguagetowriting,sincetherewasnoreferencematerialotherthanthatdesignedforthe

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Europeanlanguages.Overtheyears,thedevelopmentofisiXhosaorthographyhasprogressedconsiderably.However,variousinconsistenciesandanomaliesremainthatrequiretheattentionofAfricanlanguagespecialists.ThisbookprovidescomprehensiveguidelinesonimportantaspectsofisiXhosaorthographysuchasworddivision,spellingandcapitalisation.However,theauthors'primaryfocushasbeenthosechallengingareasofstandardisationwhichhavenotyetbeenattendedto.ThisworkwillmakeanimportantcontributiontothedevelopmentofisiXhosaintoafullyfunctionalmediumofteachingandlearninginHigherEducation,andfacilitatetheenhancementofitsstatusasoneofSouthAfrica'sofficiallanguages.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747299

----------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialEnglish-IsizuluDictionary:English-Isizulu,Isizulu-EnglishDictionary/(Compiled)CMDoke(etal.)Johannesburg:WitsUniversityPress&TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2016EducationalEditionwithRevisedOrthography1264p.isiZuluEnglishBilingual9781192832069$120.00/PB1680gm.ThisistheofficialEnglish-isiZuluBilingualDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747300

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialIsizuluDictionary:IsichazamazwiSesizulu–MonolingualDictionary/MpumeMbathaSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2006(Reprinted2017)viii,784p.isiZuluMonolingual9780992228705$90.00/PB1100gm.

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ThisistheofficialisiZulumonolingualdictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747301

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialSetswanaDictionary:ThanodiyaSetswana/(Ed-in-Chief)Mr.G.B.MaremeSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2008(Reprinted2019)xlvi,642p.SetswanaMonolingual9780992228859$90.00/PB986gm.ThisistheofficialSetswanamonolingualdictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=745467

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialIsixhosaDictionary:Isichazi-MagamaSesixhosa–MonolingualDictionary/S.L.Tshabe,Z.Guzana&A.B.B.NokeleSouthAfrica:SouthAfricaHeritagePublishers,2014xii,536p.isiXhosaMonolingual9781920234324$75.00/PB786gm.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747302

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialIsindebeleDictionary:Isihlathululi-MezwiSesindebele–MonolingualDictionary/Mr.M.V.Skosana(etal.)SouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2015(Reprinted2018)vi,190p.isiNdebeleMonolingual9780994660015$55.00/PB312gm.

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ThisistheofficialisNdebeleMonolingualDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747303

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialTshivenda-EnglishDictionary:ThalusamaipfiYaNyambo-MbiliYaTshivenda-English,English-TshiovendaBilingualDictionary/SLTshikotaSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2015(Reprinted2018)Mathivha-Milubi-MadadzheEditioniv,324p.TshivendaEnglishBilingual9780994660039$75.00/PB502gm.ThisistheofficialTshivenda-EnglishBilingualDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747304

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialTshivendaDictionary:ThalusamaipfiYaLuambo-Luthihi–Tshivenda–MonolingualDictionary/SLTshikotaSouthAfrica:SouthAfricaHeritagePublishers,2015(Reprinted2017)iv,178p.TshivendaMonolingual9780994660008$55.00/PB282gm.ThisistheofficialTshivendaMonolingualDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747305

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialEnglish-SesothoDictionary:English-SesothoDictionary–BilingualDictionary/(Ed-in-Chief)MotsamaiMotsapaiSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2015(Reprinted2018)viii,400p.SesothoEnglishBilingual

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9781928326052$75.00/PB614gm.ThisistheofficialEnglish-SesothoDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747306

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialEnglish-IsixhosaMathsandNaturalScienceDictionary:Isichazi-MagamaSemathematikaNenzululwazi–Ibanga4-9/ZolaWababaSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2013(Reprinted2018)vi,210p.9780992235369$50.00/PB328gm.ThisistheofficialisiXhosaEnglishMathematicsandNaturalScienceDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747307

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialSiswatiDictionary:SichazamagamaSesiswati–MonolingualDictionary/Dkt.P.M.Lubisi(etal.)SouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2017(Reprinted2020)xii,376p.SiswatiEnglishBilingual9781928326090$70.00/PB592gm.ThisistheofficialSiswatiMonolingualDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747308

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialEnglish-SesothoSaLeboaDictionary:SesothoSaLeboaEnglish–PukuntsuYaPolelopediBilingualDictionary/(Ed-in-Chief)MonjelaMVSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2015(Reprinted2018)

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292p.SesothoSaLeboaEnglishBilingual9780992235314$60.00/PB448gm.ThisistheofficialSesothosaLeboa-EnglishBilingualDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747309

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialEnglish-IsindebeleAfrikaansDictionary:English-Ndebele-Afrikaans–Izikolesihlathululi-mezwiSesindebeleTrilingualDictionary/(Ed-in-Chief)MsK.S.MahlanguSouthAfrica:SouthAfricaHeritagePublishers,2015166p.isiNdebeleAfrikaansEnglishTrilingual9780994660022$50.00/PB254gm.ThisistheofficialEnglishisiNdebeleAfrikaansTrilingualDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747310

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialSesothoSaLeboaDictionary:PukuntsutlhalosiYaSesothoSaLeboa–MonolingualDictionary/(Ed-in-Chief)M.V.Mojela(etal.)SouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2015184p.SesothosaLeboaEnglishBilingual9780992235321$50.00/PB280gm.ThisistheofficialSesothosaLeboaMonolingualDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747311

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TheOfficialEnglish-SetswanaMathsandNaturalScienceDictionary:English-SetswanaMathsandNaturalScienceDictionary,Grade4-9/(Ed-in-Chief)MRGBMaremeSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2015(Reprinted2018)200p.9780992235338BilingualEnglish-Setswana$50.00/PB314gm.ThisistheofficialSetswanaMathsandNaturalScienceDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747312

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TheOfficialSetswana-EnglishDictionary:ThanodiYaTemepediSetswana-English–BilingualDictionary/(Ed-in-Chief)MRGBMaremeSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2015(Reprinted2019)x,246p.SetswanaEnglishBilingual9780992235345$50.00/PB382gm.ThisistheofficialSetswana-EnglishBilingualDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=745466

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialFoundationPhaseCAPSEnglish-SesothoSaLeboa:PictureDictionary–English-SesothoSaLeboa,GrR-3/(Ed-in-Chief)Dr.VictorMaropengMojelaSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2018xi,138p.SesothosaLeboaEnglishBilingual9781928326007$35.00/PB484gm.

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ThisistheofficialEnglish-SesothosaLeboaFoundationPhaseCAPS-linkedIllustratedDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747313

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialFoundationPhaseCAPSEnglish-SiswatiDictionary:PictureDictionary–English-Siswati,GrR-3/(Ed-in-Chief)MafikaLubisiSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2018xi,138p.SiswatiEnglishBilingual9780994660169$35.00/PB476gm.ThisistheofficialEnglish-SiswatiFoundationPhaseCAPS-linkedIllustratedDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747314

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialFoundationPhaseCAPSEnglish-TshivendaDictionary:PictureDictionary–English-Tshivenda,GrR-3/(Ed-in-Chief)Dr.S.LTshikotaSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2018xi,138p.TshivendaEnglishBilingual9780994660190$35.00/PB512gm.ThisistheofficialEnglish-TshivendaFoundationPhaseCAPS-linkedIllustratedDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747315

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialFoundationPhaseCAPSEnglish-AfrikaansDictionary:PictureDictionary–English-Afrikaans,GrR-3/(Ed)WillemBothaSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2018xi,138p.AfrikaansEnglishBilingual9781928326076$35.00/PB506gm.

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ThisistheofficialEnglish-AfrikaansFoundationPhaseCAPS-linkedIllustratedDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747316

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialFoundationPhaseCAPSEnglish-SetswanaDictionary:PictureDictionary–English-Setswana,GrR-3/(Ed-in-Chief)G.B.MaremeSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2018xi,138p.SetswanaEnglishBilingual9781928326021$35.00/PB484gm.ThisistheofficialEnglish-SetswanaFoundationPhaseCAPS-linkedIllustratedDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=745464

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialFoundationPhaseCAPSEnglish-XitsongaDictionary:PictureDictionary–English-Xitsonga,GrR-3/(Ed-in-Chief)H.T.MasheleSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2018xi,138p.XitsongaEnglishBilingual9780994660176$35.00/PB466gm.ThisistheofficialEnglish-XitsongaFoundationPhaseCAPS-linkedIllustratedDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747317

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialFoundationPhaseCAPSEnglish-IsiNdebeleDictionary:PictureDictionary–English-IsiNdebele,GrR-3/(Ed-in-Chief)K.S.MahlanguSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2018xi,138p.IsiNdebeleEnglishBilingual9780994660145$35.00/PB486gm.

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ThisistheofficialEnglish-IsiNdebeleFoundationPhaseCAPS-linkedIllustratedDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747318

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialFoundationPhaseCAPSEnglish-IsiXhosaDictionary:PictureDictionary–English-IsiXhosa,GrR-3/(Ed-in-Chief)ZolaWababaSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2018xi,138p.IsiXhosaEnglishBilingual9780994660152$35.00/PB458gm.ThisistheofficialEnglish-IsiXhosaFoundationPhaseCAPS-linkedIllustratedDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747319

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialFoundationPhaseCAPSEnglish-SesothoDictionary:PictureDictionary–English-Sesotho,GrR-3/(Ed)TelloTheletsaneSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2018xi,138p.SesothoEnglishBilingual9781928326014$35.00/PB454gm.ThisistheofficialEnglish-SesothoFoundationPhaseCAPS-linkedIllustratedDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747320

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheOfficialFoundationPhaseCAPSEnglish-IsiZuluDictionary:PictureDictionary–English-IsiZulu,GrR-3/(Ed)TelloTheletsaneSouthAfrica:TheSouthAfricanNationalLexicographyUnits,2018xi,138p.IsiZuluEnglishBilingual9780994660121$35.00/PB472gm

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ThisistheofficialEnglish-IsiZuluFoundationPhaseCAPS-linkedIllustratedDictionaryoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747321

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LiteratureAndWroteMyStoryAnyway:BlackSouthAfricanWomen’sNovelsasFeminism/BarbaraBoswellJohannesburg:WITSUniversityPress,2020230p.9781776146185$45.00/PB410gm.Partliteraryhistory,partfeministhistoriographyAndWroteMyStoryAnyway:NovelsbyBlackSouthAfricanWomencriticallyexaminesinfluentialnovelsinEnglishbyeminentblackfemalewriters.Studyingthesewriters'keyengagementswithnationalism,raceandgenderduringapartheidandthetransitiontodemocracy,BarbaraBoswelltracesthewaysinwhichblackwomen'sfictioncriticallyinterrogatesnarrowideasofnationalism.Sheexamineswhoisincludedandexcluded,whileproducingalternativevisionsforamorejustSouthAfricansociety.Thisisaneruditeanalysisoftenwell-knownSouthAfricanwriters,spanningtheapartheidandpost-apartheidera:MiriamTlali,LaurettaNgcobo,FaridaKarodia,AgnesSam,SindiweMagona,ZoeWicomb,RaydaJacobs,YvetteChristianse,KagisoLesegoMolopeandZukiswaWanner.Boswellarguesthatblackwomen'sfictioncouldandshouldbereadasasubversivesiteofknowledgeproductioninasetting,which,forcenturies,deniedblackwomen'svoicesandintellects.Readingtheirfictionastheory,forthefirsttimethesewriters'worksareplacedinsustainedconversationwitheachother,producinganarcoffeministcriticismthatspeaksforcefullybacktotheabuseofaracist,white-dominated,patriarchalpower.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747322

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FindingMyWay:ReflectionsonSouthAfricanLiterature/DuncanBrown(Eds)SallyHines&AlisonLockhartPietermaritzburg:UniversityofKwaZulu-NatalPress,2020x,206p.

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IncludesIndex9781869144487$39.95/PB304gm.ThisbookoffersaseriesofreflectionsonthefieldofSouthAfricanliteraturefromtheperspectiveof2020.ItemergesfromDuncanBrown'sexperiencesofthreedecadesofworkinginthisfieldofwritingandscholarship,andisbothapersonalintellectualexplorationandanengagementwiththeinstitutionalhistoryofliterarystudiesinSouthAfricaandelsewhere.Severalinterrelatedquestionsarewoventhroughthechapters:recovering'theliterary';literarystudies'aftertheory';religionandspirituality;'other'modesofwritingandreading;rereadings;SouthAfricanliteraryhistorypostapartheid;canonicity;national/transnationalidentity;andmultilingualismandtranslation.AswellasbeingabookaboutthechangingfieldofSouthAfricanliterature,FindingMyWayisalsoaseriesofattemptstofindmorecreative,engagingandintriguingmodesofwritingaboutliteratureandthehumanitiesmoregenerally.Itisabookthatseekstorecoverasenseoftheimaginative,theliterary,theaffective,notonlyasthingstovalueintheliterarytextsweread,butalsoaswaysofunderstandingandreadingtexts,aswaysofwritingcriticism-ofregisteringhowbooksmakeusfeel,aswellashowtheymakeusthink.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747323

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LastSurvivor/TonyParkJohannesburg:PanMacmillanSouthAfrica,2020416p.9781770107083$39.95/PB528gm.Apricelessplant,arareAfricancycadthoughttobeextinctandprizedbycollectors,hasbeendiscovered,thenstolen.JoanneFlack,widowedandbroke,istheprimesuspectforthecrime.WhilesupposedlyhidingoutinLondonshesingle-handedlyfoilsaterroristplot,killingalone-wolfgunman.FormermercenaryturnedCIAcontractor,SonjaKurtz,uncoversalinkbetweenthemissingplantandtheterroristwhotriedtokillJoanne.TheUSGovernmentthinksthatifitcanfindthemissingcycaditcanfoilanattacktorival9-11.

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HotonJoanne’strailisretiredUSFishandWildlifeDepartmentspecialagentRodCavanaghwhoknowshisplantsandknowshistarget–he’sherformerlover.JoanneisamemberofthePretoriaCycadandFirearmsAppreciationSociety.She,SonjaandRodenlistthehelpofthisgroupofageinggardenersandgunnutstofindaplantworthafortuneandthetraitorintheirmidstwhoiswillingtokillforit.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747324

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheSecretSoiloftheLandoftheDwarfs:TheGhostofthePast/VelephiNzuzaJozini:VelephiNzuza,20209780620893671$39.95/PB178gm.Thesecretsoilofthelandofthedwarfsisafictionnovelthatraisesrealissuesusingthefictiongenre.Issuesthatmarriedcouplesencounterandmistakesthataredonebythem.itisfictionbuteducational.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747325

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------QueerAfrica2:NewStories/(Eds)MakhosazanaXaba&KarenMartinBraamfontein,SouthAfrica:MaThoko’sBook2017240p.;216x140mm.9781928215424$39.95/PB434gm.InQueerAfrica2:NewStories,the26storiesbywritersfromKenya,Nigeria,Rwanda,SierraLeone,Somalia,SouthAfrica,UgandaandtheUSApresentexcitingandvariednarrativesonlife.Therearestoriesondesire,disruptionanddreams;othersonlonging,lustandlove.ThestoriesarerepresentativeoftherangeofhumanemotionsandexperiencesthataboundinthelivesofAfricansandthoseofthediaspora,whoidentifyvariouslyalongthelongandfluidlineofthesexuality,genderandsexualorientationspectrumintheAfricancontinent.Centredinthesestoriesandintheirattendantrelationshipsishumanity.Thewritersshowcasetheirartistryinstorytellinginthought-provokinganddelightfulways.

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Thisanthologycomesaftertherousinginternationalsuccessof,QueerAfrica:NewandCollectedFiction(2013)whichwonthewonthe26thLambdaLiteraryAwardforthefictionanthologycategoryin2014,andwastranslatedintoSpanishinthesameyear.ItisnowusedtoteachliteratureandqueertheoryatprestigiousuniversitiesinSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747326

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mess/DuduBusani-DubePretoria:HlomuPublishing,2020344p.9780620899802TheHlomuSeriesBook5$35.00/PB336gm.OneofthefewguyswithnotattooshasbeenstaringatmysneakersfortoolongandIknowhe’stryingtofiguremeout.Ihavefourtattoos,andtheyareallonmyarms.Maybethatwillworkinmyfavour,atleasttheyshowIcanstandpain.Iwillstandhere,inthecorner,forthewholenightifIhaveto.Ihavesleptunderbridges,Ihavekilledmenwiththeireyeslookingintomine.IamNomafu’sson.Acoldhandovermymouthandatightgrippullingmyarmsbackarenothingcomparedtotheknifegoingrepeatedlyintomythighs.Theyaren’ttryingtokillme,thatIknowforsure,becauseotherwisehewouldhavegougedthatknifeintomyheartbynow.Thestabsinmythighsarecontinuousbutnotdeep.Icanfeelthem.It’smybloodtheywanttosee,notmydeadbodylyingonthefloor.I’mstilltryingtokickandfreemyself,though.Screamingforhelpisnotanoption.Mendon’tscreamforhelp.Theyfighttothedeathwiththeirteethclenchedandvoiceheldintheirthroat.IfightuntilIcan’tmovemylegsanymoreandIknowthatthisisit,I’mdyingtonight.I’vealwayswantedtotakemyownlife,dieonmyterms,inmyowntime.Butit’sclearnowthatI’llnevergetwhatIwantinthislife.Ineverhavebeenableto.IfeelmymindseparatingfrommybodyandIknowit’sover.IStop.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,IstopfightingbeforeIwin.I’mdead.It’shappeningforrealthistimeandIdon’thavemybrotherstostopme.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747327

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheDistance/IvanVladislavic

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CapeTown:Umuzi,2019272p.9781415210260$30.00/PB290gm.Inthespringof1970,aPretoriaschoolboyfallsinlovewithMuhammadAli.Hebeginstocollectcuttingsabouthisherofromthenewspapers,anobsessionthatgrowsintoaraggedarchiveofscrapbooks.Fortyyearslater,whenJoehasbecomeawriter,thesescrapbooksbothinsistonandobscureabookabouthisboyhood.HeturnstohisbrotherBranko,asoundeditor,forhelpwithrecoveringtheirsharedpast.Butcanastoryeverbelongequallytotwopeople?Isthisabrotherlycollaborationorabattleforsupremacy?Thisisanintricatepuzzleofabookbyawriteroflyricalpowerandformalinventiveness.Againstaspectacularbackdrop,theheydayofthegreatestshowmanofthemall,Vladislavićunfoldsasmall,fragmentarystoryoffamilylifeandthelimitsoflanguage.Meaningcomesintoviewinthespacesbetweenthenandnow,growingupandgrowingold,speakingoutandkeepingsilent.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=739714

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CosmonautsdoitinHeaven/KeithGottschalkCapeTown:Hands-OnBooks,2020108p.;210x148mm.9781928433132$18.00/PB186gm.KeithGottschalkisoneofveryfewEnglishlanguagepoetsafterWaltWhitmantocomposepoemscelebratingengineers,inventions,andscientists.Withwitandparadox,thesepoemsexploreoursolarsystem,andcelebrateastronomersandspaceflight.ThiscollectionopenswithanimaginarytripthroughtimefromCopernicustoEinstein-thosewholiterallymadespaceasweconceptualiseittoday.Itcloseswithanimaginarytripthroughoursolarsystem.Inbetween,wefindmovingelegiestoastronautswholosttheirlives,andcelebrationsofaglitteringinternationalconstellationofengineers,inventors,mathematicians,andresearchers.Irony,allusions,double-entendres,andwondermentarealwayslookingoverthereader'sshoulder.Manyofthese

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poems,composedoverthirty-fouryears,havealreadybeenindividuallypublishedtoacclaiminliteraryandothermagazines.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747328

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Missing/BeverlyRycroft(Ed)MicheleBettyCapeTown:DryadPress,201984p.9780639809106$15.00/PB112gm.DryadPress’sre-launchofmissingunderlinesthevalueofacollectionthat,inFinualaDowling’swords,“coversthearchetypaljourneyfromsicknessandneardeathtotransformationandhope…—thoughrichindeftlycraftedimages,thepoemsareprofoundlyinviting,readable,memorable”.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747329

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AfterTroy:APoem/TabanLoLiyongSouthAfrica:DeepSouth,2020156p.;210x148mm.9781928476344$16.00/PB220gm.aftertroy,TabanloLiyong'sbooklengthpoem,isanexpansiveandengagingelaborationoftwoclassicalGreektexts,Homer'sOdysseyandAeschylus'sOresteia.ItsfocusisthehomecomingfromtheTrojanwaroftwohero-kings,OdysseusandAgamemnon.LoLiyongrecreatestheirthoughtsandspeech,addingdialoguefromothercharacters,mostofthemwomen,whoarenotgivenavoiceintheoriginalstories.aftertroyisalsoaphilosophicalenquiryintoretributionandjustice.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747330

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------InhabitingLove:Poems/AbuBakrSolomonsJohannesburg,SouthAfrica:BotsotsoPublishing,202060p.;210x148mm.9781990922497$13.00/PB92gm.

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Inthissecondcollection,followinghisdebutASeasonofTendernessandDread(publishedbyBotsotsoin2018),AbuBakrSolomonscontinueshisexplorationoftheunfoldingsocialandpoliticalmilieu-worldsintransition-bothlocallyandglobally;thethreatsandcompellingbeautywhichcoexistinthesecomplexhumantragediesandtriumphssothatthepastandthepresentintersectinthepsychesandconsciousnessofindividualsanddeliveryofsocialmovements.Lovealwaysformsanintegralelementintheseengagementsofupheavalandhealing.Ultimately,thepoemsassertthatthemanifestationoflove,initsvariousforms,personal,romanticorpatriotic,ismorethanamereoutpouringofsentiments,forlovespawnsacontext-ahabitat-inwhichindividualsbattletoconvergeorcombatinordertodefinetheirpurpose.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747331

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------OnDaysSuchasThis/GailDendyJohannesburg,SouthAfrica:BotsotsoPublishing,202066p.;210x148mm.9781990922480$16.00/PB102gm.Fromtheunusualopeningpoem(conflatingbirthwithacarcrash)toitsclose(anabandonedsuitcaserepresentinganentirelifetime),thisbookweavesitsstoriesbackwardsandforwardsthroughtimeandplace.Thereisinsight,sensuality,reflection,surprise,andhumourasdiscoveredthroughvariouspersonae-beitatendermother,aheartbrokenwidow,oramalepoetwrestlingwithwriter'sblock,aswellasinobjectssuchasanoldchestofdrawers,abronze-agetrumpet,orapieceofstring.Thiscompellingcollectiondemonstratestechnicalandlinguisticmasteryandgenuinephilosophicaldepth.Inlanguagethatisajoytoread,thepoemsilluminatethecapacityforlove,loss,hope,andpassionwhichexistsineachandeveryoneofus.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747332

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheGiantBookofMadness/MikeKanteySecondEditionPlettenbergBay:TheWatermarkPress,202096p.$30.00/PB

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142gm.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747333

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Padkos:Poems/LarrySchwartz(Compiled)MikeKanteyLimitedEditionPlettenbergBay:TheWatermarkPress,2019viii,57p.$30.00/PB100gmhttp://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747334

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheMountainBehindtheHouse/KobusMoolmanCapeTown:DryadPress(Pty)Ltd,2020x,80p.;210x140mm.9781990961977TheDryadPressLivingPoetSeries$20.00/PB126gm."TheMountainBehindtheHouseisacollectiontobetreasured.Thepoet'ssparse,controlledstyleservesasthefoundationforpoemsrepletewithemotionalenergy,ellipticalresonanceandsymbolicpower.ThroughMoolman'sdefamiliarisinggaze,socialandnaturallandscapesareconjuredanew,layingbareunsettlingrealitiesandrarelyacknowledgedtruths."–KelwynSoleKobusMoolmaniscurrentlyProfessorofCreativeWritingattheUniversityoftheWesternCape.Hehaspublishedsevencollectionsofpoetryandtwoplays,andeditedacollectionofpoetry,proseandartbySouthAfricanwriterslivingwithdisabilities.Hehaswonnumerouslocalandinternationalawardsforhiswork,including,mostrecently,forhiscollection,ABookofRooms,TheGlennaLuscheiAwardforAfricanPoetry.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747335

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------JesusThesisandOtherCriticalFabulations:Poems/KopanoMarroga(Ed)NickMulgrewSouthAfrica:Uhlangapress,2020108p.;203x133mm.;B/WIllustrations9781990968655$16.00/PB138gm.

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Inaprovocativeyetunexpectedlytenderdebut,KopanoMarogaimmersesthemselfinChristianmythandmystery,emergingreborn.Inariotous,innovativeandunapologeticdisplayofself-exposure,self-examinationandself-love,Marogaappropriatesandcreatesa(sometimesliteral)collageofreligiousimagery,sexualwant,andembodiedness-eventuallywideningtheirgazetoencompasstherealitiesfacedbyblack,queer,femmeandtransfolkinSouthAfricaandfurtherafield.Indeed,thesearepoemsofpain,loss,introspection,andregret;buttheyarealsoworksofgreatandusualbeauty,depth,desire,andambition-insum,theevidenceofapowerfulnewvoiceinSouthAfricanpoetry.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747336

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AnIlluminatedDarkness:Poems/JacquesCoetzee(Ed)NickMulgrewSouthAfrica:UhlangaPress(Pty)Ltd.,202072p.9781990968662$16.00/PB90gm.(Thereareshardsoflightalso,butIwillsaynothingaboutthem.Acellphonecameraisrecordingwhatmaybesharedofthismomentafterwards.)Unwantedprayersonyourbehalf,kindnessesthatyouendupresenting-livingwithvisualimpairmentislessaboutmattersofsightthanitisaboutproblemsofperception.Alifewithoutmirrorsisnotalifewithoutself-examination.Onthecontrary,JacquesCoetzee'sdebutisamanifestoofpersonhood,aportraitofaworldbroughtintobeingbyitstextures,itsmovements,and-mostimportantly-itsmusic.Easy-flowingandsensuous,thisisacollectionoftheunexpected,thestrange,andthesuddenlybeautiful.Unavoidablyandundeniably,Coetzee'sisatrulyuniqueperspective.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=739827

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RiverWillows:SenryufromLockdown/TonyUllyattCapeTown:DryadPress(Pty)Ltd.,2020xii,54p.;178x108mm.9781990983269

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$15.00/PB50gm.ThesepoemsbeganasaliteraryprojectadoptedduringthelockdownthatfollowedtheCovid-19pandemicin2020:towriteasenryuaday.After83daysoflockdown,111werecomplete.Madeallthemorepoignantbytheuntimelydeathofthepoet'swifeduringthistime,thesepoemsarehauntingintheirsignificanceandinsight.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747337

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BafanaRepublicandOtherSatires:ACollectionofMonologuesandRevues/MikevanGraanJohannesburg:WitsUniversityPress,2020xxx,162p.9781776145867$39.95/PB320gm.BafanaRepublicAndOtherSatiresisaselectionofmonologuesfromaseriesofone-personsatiricalrevues.Usingthe2010FIFAWorldCupasanentrypointforsatiricalcommentary,thesketchesfocusonvariousissuesfacingdemocraticSouthAfrica:state'vanity'projects,landissues,abuseofwomenandstatecapture.Inanydeeplypolarisedsociety,satireprovidesaneffectivemeansforchallengingaudiences.VanGraan'spotentmixofcomedy,poetryanddramacompelsaudiencestoreflectoncontroversialtopicsinanon-alienating,thought-provokingandthoroughlyentertainingway.Thecollectiontacklesthemesofcorruption,colonialism,violenceagainstwomen,AIDSdenialism,violentcrime,racismandinequalityheadon.Readersoraudiencememberscannotremainunaffectedbytheuseofhumour,exaggeration,ironyandridiculeinthesketchestohighlightsocialandpoliticalissuesandhumanfoibles.Theywilllaughandcringeandsometimescry,butultimatelytheywillappreciatemoredeeplythebeautyandhumanityoftheircountry,andperhapsfeelrechargedwithhope.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747338

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PerformingArtsTheMusicalArtistryofBhekiMseleku/AndrewLilley

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CapeTown:AfricanMinds,2020xxiv,248p.;280x210mm.9781928331667$40.00/PB638gm.BhekiMselekuiswidelyconsideredoneofthemostaccomplishedjazzmusicianstohaveemergedfromSouthAfrica.HismusichasaprofoundsignificanceinrecallingandgivingemphasistothataspectoftheAfricanAmericanjazztraditionoriginatingintherhythmsandmelodiesofAfrica.TheinfluencesofZulutraditionalmusic,SouthAfricantownship,classicalmusicandAmericanjazzareclearlyevidentandcombinetocreateanexquisiteandparticularlylyricalstyle,evokingasenseofpurityandpeacethatembracesthespiritualhealingqualitycentraltohismusicalinspiration.TheArtistryofBhekiMselekuisanin-depthstudyofhismusicalstyleandincludesannotatedtranscriptionsandanalysisofaselectionofcompositionsandimprovisationsfromhismostacclaimedalbumsincluding‘Celebration’,‘Timelessness’,‘StarSeeding’,‘BeautyofSunrise’and‘HomeatLast’.MselekurecordedwithseveralAmericanjazzgreatsincludingRaviColtrane,JoeHenderson,PharoahSanders,CharlieHaden,BillyHigginsandAbbeyLincoln.HismusicservesasavitallinktotheAfrican–AmericanmusicalartformthatinspiredmanyoftheSouthAfricanjazzlegends.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747339

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PhilosophyViolence,SlaveryandFreedomBetweenHegelandFanon/(Ed)UlrikeKistner&PhilippeVanHauteJohannesburg:WitsUniversityPress,2020xxiv,152p.IncludesIndex9781776146239$35.00/PB298gm.Hegelismostoftenmentioned-andnotwithoutgoodreason-asoneoftheparadigmaticexponentsofEurocentrismandracisminWesternphilosophy.Buthisthoughtalsoplayedacrucialandformativeroleintheworkofoneoftheiconicthinkersofthe'decolonialturn',FrantzFanon.Thiswouldbe

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inexplicableifitwerenotforthemuch-quoted'lord-bondsman'dialectic-frequentlyreferredtoasthe'master-slavedialectic'-describedinHegel'sPhenomenologyofSpirit.Fanontakesupthisdialecticnegativelyincontextsofviolence-riven(post-)slaveryandcolonialism;yetinworkssuchasBlackSkin,WhiteMasksandTheWretchedoftheEarthheupholdsaHegelian-inspiredvisionoffreedom.TheessaysinthiscollectionofferclosereadingsofHegel'stext,andofresponsestoitintheworkoftwentieth-centuryphilosophers,thathighlighttheentangledhistoryofthetranslations,transpositionsandtransformationsofHegelintheworkofFanon,andmoregenerallyincolonial,postcolonialanddecolonialcontexts.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=712723

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Politics/InternationalRelationsSouthAfricanForeignPolicyReviewVol.3.:ForeignPolicy,ChangeandtheZumaYears/(Eds)LesleyMasters,Jo-AnsieVanWykPretoria:AfricaInstituteofSouthAfrica,2019Xiv,290p.9780798305273$55.00/PB550gm.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=583386

----------------------------------------------------------------PromisedLand:ExploringSouthAfrica’sLandConflict/KarlKemp(Ed)AliceInggsCapeTown:PenguinBooks(PenguinRandomHouseSouthAfrica(Pty)Ltd),2020xviii,350p.IncludesIndex9781776094752$40.00/PB460gm.LandreformandthepossibilityofexpropriationwithoutcompensationareamongthemosthotlydebatedtopicsinSouthAfricatoday,metwithtrepidationandfervourinequalmeasure.Butthesebroaderissuestendtoobscureamoreimmediatereality:aseverehousingcrisisandasharpincreaseinurbanlandoccupations.

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InPromisedLand,KarlKemptravelsthecountrydocumentingthefalloutoffailinglandreform,fromtheunder-siegePhilippiHorticulturalAreadeepintheheartofCapeTown’sganglandstotheburningmangogrovesofTzaneen,fromJohannesburg’slawlessDeepSouthtoruralKwaZulu-Natal,wherechiefsownvasttractsoflandonbehalfoftheirsubjects.Hevisitsfarmingcommunitiesbesetbyviolentcrime,andprovidesgripping,on-the-groundreportingofrecentlandinvasions,withperspectivesfromallsides,includinglandactivists,propertyownersandgovernmentofficials.KempalsolooksatburningissuessurroundingthelanddebateinSouthAfrica–corruption,farmmurders,illegalforeignlabour,mechanisationandeviction–andrevealstheviewsofthoseaffected.Touchingonthehistoryoflandconflictandconquestineacharea,aswellasdetailingthecurrentsituationontheground,PromisedLandprovidesstartlinginsightsintothestoryoflandconflictinSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747340

----------------------------------------------------------------BRICSandtheNewAmericanImperialism:GlobalRivalryandResistance/(Ed)VishwasSatgarDemocraticMarxismSeriesJohannesburg:WitsUniversityPress,2020xiv,242p.IncludesIndex9781776145287$45.00/PB446gm.SocialscientistArchieMafeje,whowasbornintheEasternCapebutlivedmostofhisscholarlylifeinexile,wasoneofAfrica'smostprominentintellectuals.Thisground-breakingbookisthefirsttoconsidertheentirebodyofMafeje'soeuvreandoffersmuch-neededengagementwithhisideas.ThemostinclusiveandcriticaltreatmenttodateofMafejeasathinkerandresearcher,itdoesnotaimtobeabiography,butratheroffersananalysisofhisoverallscholarshipandhisroleasatheoreticianofliberationandrevolutioninAfrica.BonganiNyokaarguesthatMafeje'ssuperbscholarshipdevelopedoutofbothhisexperienceasanoppressedblackpersonandhisearlypoliticaleducation.These,mergedwithhisuniversitytraining,turnedhimintoaformidablecutting-edgeintellectualforce.NyokabeginswithanevaluationofMafeje'scritiqueofthesocialsciences;hisfocusthenshiftstoMafeje'sworkonlandandagrarianissuesinsub-SaharanAfrica,beforefinally

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dealingwithhisworkonrevolutionarytheoryandpolitics.BybringingMafeje'sworktothefore,Nyokaengagesinanactofknowledgedecolonisation,thusmakingauniquecontributiontoSouthstudiesinsociology,historyandpolitics.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747341

----------------------------------------------------------------Nukes?NoThanks!:FiveArgumentsAgainsNuclearPowerinSouthAfrica/MikeKanteyPlettenbergBay:TheWatermarkPress,201724p.9780620762458$32.00/PB174gm.Nukes?NoThanks!:FiveArgumentsAgainsNuclearPowerinSouthAfricaisasummaryofMikeKanteylife’sworkintryingtopenetratetheargumentsoftheglobalnuclearindustryanditsacolytesinSouthAfrica.Thefiveargumentsareasfollows:1. TheHealthHazardsofNuclearPowerStations;2. TheRisksofaNuclearAccident;3. TheInsolubleProblemofLong-LivedNuclearWaste;4. TheHighCostofBuildingaNuclearPowerStation;and5. TheUndemocraticNatureofEnergyPolicyinSouthAfrica.

WehopethattheseargumentswillconvinceourfellowSouthaAfricans(and,indeed,thosefurtherafield)toopposetheadvanceofthenuclearindustryoftheAfricancontinent.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747342

----------------------------------------------------------------EthnicContinuitiesandaStateofException:GoodwillZwelithini,MangosuthuButheleziandJacobZuma/GerhadMare(SeriesEds)JohnHiggins,KoleOmotoso&PeteerValePietermaritzburg:UniversityofKwaZulu-NatalPress,2020xii,108p.9781869144562Off-CentreNewPerspectivesonPublicIssues,Volume3$30.00/PB172gm

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Asweenterthethirddecadeofthetwenty-firstcentury,SouthAfricacontinuestofunctionundertheoppressiveburden-feltdirectlyassuchbyallbuttheelite-ofthreecontinuitiesfromapartheid:racethinking,capitalismandthepoliticsoftradition.Itisthelastofthistriadthatisthefocusofthisbook.Yet,asGerhardMareargues,continuitiesinthepoliticsoftraditioncannotbeunderstoodasseparablefromtheothertwo,norfromtheintimatemetapoliticsofpatriarchy.Buildingonhispreviousresearchintohowapartheidtemplatesofethnicseparatism,anditspopularmobilisations,playedoutincalamitousviolenceinNatalandZululand,Marenowtakesthestoryintopost-1994SouthAfrica.Hesetsashisfocusthreepowerfulmen-GoodwillZwelithini,MangosuthuButheleziandJacobZuma-toillustratehow,fromdifferentsociallocations,eachhasreliedonclaimstoZulutraditiontooccupypowerfulandfinanciallyrewardingpositions.Thisbookalertsreaderstothedangersoftraditionasaformal,structuredpolitics,whichenrichesanarrowlyeliteminoritywhileoverridingdemocraticrights,effectinga'stateofexception'forthegovernanceofmillionswhoarerenderedas'subjects'.Atthesametime,traditioninthisformleavesintactanotherdivide,atatimewhenhealthdisasters,inequalityandclimatecatastrophecanbeaddressedonlythroughsharedandcollectivehumanengagement.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747343

----------------------------------------------------------------AnatomyoftheANCinPower:InsightsfromPortElizabeth,1990-2019/McebisiIndletyanaCapeTown:HSRCPress,2020xiv,338p.IncludesIndex;SelectedBibliography9780796925879$55.00/PB590gm.EndorsementInthisstudyontheevolutionoftheANCinNelsonMandelaBay(centredaroundthecityofPortElizabeth),McebisiNdletyanapresentsacogentanalysisofhowaliberationmovementisimpacteduponbytransitionintopoliticaloffice.Thereaderistakenintotheinterplayamongissuessuchaspedestrianeffortstomeetpopularaspirations,organisationalinertiaandtheimpactofpersonalities.Beyond'thewhat'and'thehow',thisbookuniquelydelvesintothereasonsbehindtheignominiousdeclineoftheANCinaregionhistoricallyendowedwithanexcellentcorpsofcadres.If'sinsof

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incumbency'maysoundcliched,thisbookbringsittolifethroughananalysisofthegreedofapoliticalleadershipwithoutscruplesandtherapaciousimpactofprocurement-basedcapitalistclassformation.TherotoriginatesinANCstructures-akintosuicidalconduct,evenafterelectoraldefeat.Ndletyana'scanvassmaybelocal;butthelessonsareuniversal.Thebookisasmuchaboutthepastasitisaboutfuture.-JoelNetshitenzhe,ExecutiveDirectorandBoardVice-ChairpersonoftheMapungubweInstituteforStrategicReflection(MISTRA)SouthAfrica'sgoverningparty,theAfricanNationalCongress(ANC),hasundergonedramaticchangesoverthelastthirtyyears.Historicallyahotbedofpoliticalactivism,PortElizabethisanilluminatingsite.In2016,observersgreetedwithshocktheANC'slossofthecity,oneofitscrownjewelsandapartystronghold.Yet,asthisbookshowsthroughitsanalysisofpowerandpoliticsinPortElizabeth,theparty'spoliticaldeclinewasauthoredbyitsownhand.ThisbookstudiestheANCatalocallevelovera28-yearperiodandinformswhatisnowplayingoutatanationallevel.Thebooktracesfourstagesthatcharacterisetheparty'spost-1990lifeinPortElizabeth:rebuilding;ascensiontopoliticaloffice;politicaldecline;andadaptationtonewcontextswhereitspowerwaslostorisunderthreat.Ironically,theeffortstorebuildtheANCpost-unbanninglieattherootofthedecline,becausetheyweremisdirected.Buoyedtoofficebytheirparty'sheroicstature,thebookshowshowsomepartyleadersinPortElizabethabusedpowerforfinancialgain.Agenerallyweakregulatoryenvironmentallowedabusetobecomeendemic.Servicedeliveryfailed,andcorrosionofmoralleadershipsetin.Asthepartyfailedtostemthemorass,internaldemocracygavewaytoastrongmansyndromeandthepartydeterioratedintoaninstrumentthatprovidedaccessto,anddispensed,patronage.Stunningly,electorallossdidnottriggerreforms.AstheANCbattledtore-makeitselfoutsideofgovernment,someleadersevenrecruitedtheunderworldtosettlecontestsandsecureaccesstopatronage.PortElizabethdidnotseea'newdawn'.Thisevidence-basedbookisanenthrallingaccountofhowtheANCrebuiltitselfintoagoverningorganisation,butfailedtocohereintoaninstitutionofdemocracy,becominginsteadanamalgamofcompetingfactionsforpatronage.ReaderswilljudgehowmuchPortElizabethisamicrocosmoftheentireANC.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=688944

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SpiritualPath,SpiritualReality:SelectedWritingsofShaykhYusufofMacassar/(Eds)YousufDadoo&AuwaisRafudeenPretoria:UNISAPress,2019x,250p.IncludesIndex;Bibliography9781776150557$60.00/PB502gm.Aprominentmysticandrenownedanti-colonialwarriorfromIndonesia,ShaykhYusufofMacassar(1626–1699),wasexiledtoSouthAfricawhereheplayedapioneeringroleinlayingthefoundationsofIslam.OfferingarichtranslationofShaykhYusuf’sArabicwritings,SpiritualPath,SpiritualRealityfillsanimportantgapontheworksdevotedtothespiritualdimensionintheMuslimintellectualarchive.Theintroductiongivesinsightintohislifeandanunderstandingofhowhismysticismwasconnectedtohispoliticalengagement.FocusingonIslamicmysticism–knownasṢūfīsm–SpiritualPath,SpiritualRealitycoversareasofspiritualdisciplineoftheself,metaphysicsandgnosticknowledge.ThestyleispedagogicalwithaninstructivetoneinkeepingwiththeṢūfīpath.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747344

----------------------------------------------------------------SociologyClinicalSociologyforSouthernAfricaCapeTown,SouthAfrica:Juta,2020404p.;9781485115809$55.00ClinicalSociologyisacreative,humanistic,rights-basedandinterdisciplinaryspecialisationthatcanimprovelifesituations(withassessmentandintervention)forindividualsandgroupsaroundtheworld.Clinicalsociologistshavemanyareasofexpertiseincludingenvironmentalprotection,challengingsocialinequalities,counselling,improvinghealthpoliciesandpreventionstrategies,socialandeconomiccommunitydevelopment,disastermanagement,communityorganising,aswellasneedsassessmentandevaluationresearch.

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ClinicalSociologyforSouthernAfricaisthefirstvolumetofocusondevelopmentsinthefieldofclinicalsociologyinandforSouthernAfrica.Editedbytwowell-knownseniorscholar-practitioners,thebookfeaturestheworkof17authors–includingEddieWebster,JacklynCock,H.W.vanderMerweandHaroldWolpe-writingaboutsocialinterventioninimportantareassuchaswork,family,counselling,organisations,ethics,conflictinterventionandeducation.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747345

-----------------------------------------------------------TheSocialandPoliticalThoughtofArchieMafeje:APan-AfricanSocialScientistAheadofHisTime/BonganiNyokaJohannesburg:WITSUniversityPress,2020xvi,278p.IncludesIndex;Bibliography9781776145942$50.00/PB504gm.SocialscientistArchieMafeje,whowasbornintheEasternCapebutlivedmostofhisscholarlylifeinexile,wasoneofAfrica'smostprominentintellectuals.Thisground-breakingbookisthefirsttoconsidertheentirebodyofMafeje'soeuvreandoffersmuch-neededengagementwithhisideas.ThemostinclusiveandcriticaltreatmenttodateofMafejeasathinkerandresearcher,itdoesnotaimtobeabiography,butratheroffersananalysisofhisoverallscholarshipandhisroleasatheoreticianofliberationandrevolutioninAfrica.BonganiNyokaarguesthatMafeje'ssuperbscholarshipdevelopedoutofbothhisexperienceasanoppressedblackpersonandhisearlypoliticaleducation.These,mergedwithhisuniversitytraining,turnedhimintoaformidablecutting-edgeintellectualforce.NyokabeginswithanevaluationofMafeje'scritiqueofthesocialsciences;hisfocusthenshiftstoMafeje'sworkonlandandagrarianissuesinsub-SaharanAfrica,beforefinallydealingwithhisworkonrevolutionarytheoryandpolitics.BybringingMafeje'sworktothefore,Nyokaengagesinanactofknowledgedecolonisation,thusmakingauniquecontributiontoSouthstudiesinsociology,historyandpolitics.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=712724

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BecomingMen:BlackMasculinitiesinaSouthAfricanTownship/MaloseLangaJohannesburg:WitsUniversityPress,2020xii,192p.IncludesIndex;Bibliography9781776145676$40.00/PB342gm.BecomingMenisthestoryof32boysfromAlexandra,oneofJohannesburg’slargesttownships,overaperiodoftwelveseminalyearsinwhichtheynegotiatemanhoodandmasculinity.PsychologistandacademicMaloseLangahasdocumentedgraphicallywhatitmeanstobeayoungblackmanincontemporarySouthAfrica.Theboysdiscussarangeoftopicsincludingtheimpactofabsentfathers,relationshipswithmothers,siblingsandgirls,schoolviolence,academicperformance,homophobia,gangsterism,unemploymentand,inonecase,prisonlife.Dominantthemesthatemergearedeepambivalence,self-doubtandhesitationintheboys’approachestoalternativemasculinitiesthatarenon-violent,non-sexistandnon-risk-taking.Thedifficultiesofnegotiatingthemultiplevoicesofmasculinityareexposedasmanyoftheboysappearsimultaneouslytocomplywithandopposetheprevalentnorms.Providingarichinterpretationofhowemotionalprocessesaffectblackadolescentboys,Langasuggestsinterventionsandservicestosupportandassistthem,especiallyinreducingthehigh-riskbehavioursgenerallyassociatedwithhegemonicmasculinity.Thisisessentialreadingforstudents,researchersandscholarsofgenderstudieswhowishtounderstandmanhoodandmasculinityinSouthAfrica.Psychologists,youthworkers,laycounsellorsandteacherswhoworkwithadolescentboyswillalsofinditinvaluable.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747346

-----------------------------------------------------------Transito:TheTruthBehindtheBig-MoneyRobberies/HennieLochner&PeetVanStadenPretoria:UnisaPress,2020xvi,152p.9781776150632$30.00/PB300gm.

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Therevelationsinthisbookarecriticalforthecashintransit(CIT)companies,financialservicesindustriesandcriminaljusticesystemalike.Propelledbyexcessivegreed,CITrobberiesareexecutedruthlesslywithnorespectforhumanlife.Thebookepitomisesanddemonstrateshow‘theloveofmoneycouldberootcauseofevil’.Thebookwillassistthestakeholderswithinthecriminaljusticesystemtocircumventthestratagemsoftheserobbersandmeteoutpunishmentproportionaltothecrime.WithoneoftheauthorshavingusedconvictsofCITcrimesasparticipantsforaPhDstudy,hesoliciteddatafromthelivedexperiencesofCITrobbersthatrevealtheirmodusoperandi,whichiscrucialtocombattheserobberies.TheauthorsrevealhowCITrobbersmeticulouslyplanandexecutetheirambushescollaboratingwiththesophisticatednetworkofaccomplices.Theseincludethepoliceinformers,insiderswhoworkfortheCITcompanies,professionalcarthieves,cellphonetechnicians,suppliersofillegalammunitionliketheAK47andsangomasamongothers.Thebookrevealsthepatienceoftherobbersindoingsurveillance,intelligenceworkandknowinghowmuchmoneyisbeingtransportedastheydonotjuststrikeforlittlecash.TheauthorsreportthatCITrobbersareafraidofsophisticatedtechnologyliketheDNAforevidenceincourt,helicopterswhichcaneasilylocatewheretheyareaswellasthehighleveloftrainingoftheCITsecurityofficers.Therefore,thebookisatimelypublicationthatprovidesinformationtocombatCITcrimes.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747347

-----------------------------------------------------------AnxiousJoburg:TheInnerLivesofaGlobalSouthCity/(Ed)NickyFalkof&CobusvanStadenJohannesburg:WitsUniversityPress,2020xx,392p.IncludesIndex9781776146284$42.00/PB538gm.AnxiousJoburgfocusesonJohannesburg,thelargestandwealthiestcityinSouthAfrica,asacasestudyforthecontemporaryglobalSouthcity.GlobalSouthcitiesareoftencharacterisedassitesofcontradictionanddifferencethatproducearangeoffeelingsaroundanxiety.ThisisoftenimaginedintermsoftheglobalNorth'sanxietiesabouttheSouth:migration,crime,terrorism,diseaseandenvironmentalcrisis.AnxiousJoburginvites

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readerstoconsideranintimateperspectiveoflivinginsidesuchacity.HowdoesitfeeltoliveinthemetropolisofJohannesburg:whataretheconditions,intersections,affectsandexperiencesthatmarkthecontemporaryurban?Scholars,visualartistsandstorytellersalllookatunexaminedaspectsofJohannesburglife.Fromperipheralsettlementstotheinnercitytotheaffluentnorthernsuburbs,fromprecariousmigrantsanddomesticworkerstoupwardlymobileyoungwomenandfearfulelites,AnxiousJoburgpresentsanabsorbingengagementwiththisfrustrating,dangerous,seductivecity.Itoffersarigorous,criticalapproachtoJohannesburgrevealingthewayinwhichanxietyisavitalstructuringprincipleofcontemporarylife.Theapproachisstronglyinterdisciplinary,withcontributionsfrommediastudies,anthropology,religiousstudies,urbangeography,migrationstudiesandpsychology.Itwillappealtostudentsandteachers,aswellastoacademicresearchersconcernedwithJohannesburg,SouthAfrica,citiesandtheglobalSouth.Themixofapproacheswillalsodrawanon-academicaudience.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=713545

-----------------------------------------------------------OfMotherhoodandMelancholia:NotebookofaPsycho-Ethnographer/Lou-MarieKrugerSouthAfrica:UniversityofKwaZulu-NatalPress,2020viii,382p.IncludesIndex9781869144340$40.00/PB572gm.Thisbookisabouttheslowviolenceofpoverty.Lou-MarieKruger'sclinicalandresearchencountersintheDwarsrivierValleyattempttogiveanaccountofthecomplexrealitiesandlivedexperiencesoflow-incomemothersinpost-apartheidSouthAfrica.Focusingspecificallyonmaternallifeinasemi-ruralcommunity,theworkcanberegardedasaSouthAfricancasestudy,showinghowparticularhappenings,specificevents,uniqueinteractionsandlargersocietalprocessesbecomeintertwinedtoresultincomplexnarratives.Suchintricatenarrativesdonotonlyshowhowthepastalwaysimpactsonthepresent,butcanalsoimplicitlysuggesthowandwhysuchstoriesarepronetoberepeated.Whilethebookcanbeseenasastudyofaplaceandacommunity,thelivesofindividualpeopleandhowtheyareembeddedinthelargermatrixofculture,historyandthepoliticaleconomyarealsopresent.Thepertinent

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questionhereisoneaskedbymedicalanthropologistPaulFarmer:bywhichmechanismsprecisely,dosocialforcesrangingfrompovertytoracismtogenderbecomeembodiedasindividualexperience?http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747348

-----------------------------------------------------------InterracialandIntercultural:LoveinSouthAfrica/AndisaDayimaniSouthAfrica:AndisaDayimani,2019224p.9780620790116$30.00/PB302gm.InterracialandinterculturalrelationshipsinSouthAfricaarestillseenasoutofordinary.Basedontheexperiences,challengesthatAndisaandotherswhoareexposedtothesedynamics,AndisawasinspiredtowritethisbookreflectingtotheBibletofindanswersrelatingtofrequentlyaskedquestionsandstereotypesfacedbythosewhoareeitherininterracialrelationshipsorinterculturalrelationshipsinSouthAfrica.InthisbookAndisaspeaksoftheoriginofracefromabiblicalperspectiveandscience,challengesfacedbytheinterracialandinterculturalrelationships.Sheexploreswaysthatwecanovercomethesechallengesandbeunited.Thisbooksopensoureyesonthedifferentbackgroundsandhowtheyaffectoureverydaylives.Thisbookstalksaboutdifferentculturesandalsothebeautyofdifference.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747349

-----------------------------------------------------------SouthAfricanNationalHIVPrevalence,Incidence,BehaviourandCommunicationSurvey,2017:TowardsAchievingtheUNAIDS90-90-90Targets/(Ed)SueRandallCapeTown:HSRCPress,2019192p.9780796924445$40.00/PB640gm.The2017HIVandHealthStudyisthefifthwaveofaseriesofcross-sectionalsurveysundertakenbyaresearchconsortiumledbytheHumanSciencesResearchCouncil(HSRC)everyfewyears.

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TheconsortiumincludeslocalresearchersfromtheSouthAfricanMedicalResearchCouncil,NationalInstituteofCommunicableDiseases,GlobalClinical&ViralLaboratories,UniversityofCapeTownandinternationalresearchersfromtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,UNAIDS,andUNICEF.Thereportincludesnovelmethodologies,innovativeresearchandimportantadvancesinassessmentthatprovideacrucialreferenceinonebooktoallworkingonHIVinSouthAfricaandglobally.ThisstudyiskeyinmaintainingsurveillanceofHIVinfectionandbehaviourinSouthAfrica,andtoobtainabetterunderstandingoffactorsdrivingtheHIVepidemic.TheSouthAfricanNationalHIVPrevalence,Incidence,BehaviourandCommunicationSurvey,2017iscrucialforgovernment,policymakersandallstakeholderswhoworktowardsreducingtheHIVepidemicinthecountryandreachingtheUNAIDS90-90-90targets.Itisamust-readforresearcherswhowanttounderstandtheHIVdynamicsinSouthAfrica.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747350

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BeneaththeSurface:ATransnationalHistoryofSkinLighteners/LynnM.ThomasJohannesburg:WITSUniversityPress,2020xii,356p.IncludesIndex9781776146154$55.00/PB610gm.Formorethanacentury,skinlightenershavebeenaubiquitousfeatureofglobalpopularculture-embracedbyconsumersevenastheywerefiercelyopposedbymedicalprofessionals,consumerhealthadvocates,andantiracistthinkersandactivists.InBeneaththeSurface,LynnM.ThomasconstructsatransnationalhistoryofskinlightenersinSouthAfricaandbeyond.Analyzingawiderangeofarchival,popularculture,andoralhistorysources,Thomastracesthechangingmeaningsofskincolourfromprecolonialtimestothepostcolonialpresent.FromindigenousskinbrighteningpracticesandtherapidspreadoflightenersinSouthAfricanconsumercultureduringthe1940sand1950stothegrowthofabilliondollargloballightenerindustry,Thomasshowshowtheuseofskinlightenersandexperiencesofskincolorhavebeenshapedbyslavery,colonialism,andsegregation,aswellasconsumer

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capitalism,visualmedia,notionsofbeauty,andprotestpolitics.Inteasingoutlighteners'layeredhistory,Thomastheorisesskinasasiteforantiraciststruggleandlightenersasatechnologyofvisibilitythatbothchallengesandentrenchesracialandgenderhierarchies.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747351

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheMis-educationoftheBantu:ThePyschohistoricalEvolutionandPerpetuationofWhiteSupremacyinSouthAfrica/JosephR.GibsonSouthAfrica:JosephR.Gibson,2020180p.9798645982270$40.00/PB278gm.ThegoalofthisstudyistoexplainthepsychologicaldevelopmentoftheAfricanpetitebourgeoisieintotheindigenouscollaborativeagentfortheeventualestablishmentofneocolonialisminSouthAfrica.Thisworkexplainshowasmallgroupofmis-educatedBlackSouthAfricansweredeliberatelyalienatedfromtheBlackmasses,taughttoidentifywithandaspiretoimitatetheirWhiteoppressors,andeventuallyplacedinpositionsofnationalgovernmentinordertoassisttheiroppressorsincontinuingandintensifyingthecontemporaryexploitationoftheirbrethren.Itfocusesonhowthedeliberatemis-educationofthisgroupfosteredanoverwhelmingidentificationwithEuropean/capitalistideasanddirectedtheactionsofthemis-educatedtowardscompliancewiththoseideas-evenwhentheycompromisedtheauthenticityofthenationalliberationstruggleasledbythissamegroup.Thehistoricalideologicalstancesandpolitico-economicactivitiesoftheleadershipelementoftheANCareheavilyevaluatedinanattempttoprovideevidenceforthistheoryofmis-educationforneocolonialism.AlthoughthisworkfocusesonSouthAfrica,thephenomenonexplainedthroughoutitcanbeappliedgloballyandthereforeshouldbereadbyanyonegenuinelyinterestedintheliberationofBlackpeople.IfyoubelievethatBlackpeoplearealreadyliberatedbecausetherearesomanyexamplesofwealthyBlackindividualsorBlackpeoplearerelativelymoremateriallyprivilegednowthanpriortothecivilrightsmovement,theAfricannationalliberationstruggle,ortheendofapartheid,thenthisbookwillinitiallyliberateyou...http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747352

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------StreetKhoisan:OnBelonging,RecognitionandSurvival/SivOverness

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Pretoria:UNISAPress,2019xiv,260p.IncludesIndex;Bibliography9781776150533$45.00/PB466gm.Itwasarainydaybackinthe1990s,whenPriscillasaidit.'IamKhoe'.HerwordssurprisedSivOvernes.Caughtinherignorance,Sivwondered:'buttheKhoisanarenolongeraround,arethey?'Fromthatmoment,SivdevelopedakeeninterestinembarkingonthisethnographyonstreetlifeandKhoisanbelonging.FromamarginalpartofawiderKhoisanworld,SivOverneslearntfromstreetpeopleinCapeTownaboutthemeaningofKhoisanbelonging.'Beingstrong'and'beingsurvivors'butalsothepredicamentsofhaving'lostall'and'beingdownonluck,'waslinkedtoaKhoisanpastandpresent.Albeitwhisperedaboutratherthanshoutedoutintheopen,Khoisanbelongingwasmeaningfulonthestreetsandtakentoheartbymanystreetpeople.Thisbooksearchesforanswerswhy.Currently,itisnolongerasurprisethattheKhoisanarepartoftheSouthAfricannation.Theyare'everywhere',andnotonlyonthestreets.Colonisation,assimilationandacculturationdidnotmaketheKhoisandisappear.Self-naminghavecarriedresiliencehere,asinotherplaceswhereindigenousidentitieshavebeenmutedandesoteric.WhilefocusingontheKhoisan,thisbookincludesajuxtapositionbetweenKhoisanexperienceswithglimpsesoftheindigenousCoastalSami'shistoryfromtheauthor'shomegroundinNorway.Astheyhaveforcenturies,indigenouspeoplecontinuetosurvive.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747353

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SportsTheSunshineBoys:TheEpicstoryofHowSouthAfrica’sGolfersConqueredtheWorld/(Ed)DanRetiefCapeTown:SunshineTour,2021240p.;210x297x28mm.IncludesIndex9780620867177$90.00/PB1510gm.

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TheSunshineBoysisthestoryoftheamazingachievementsofSouthAfricanprofessionalgolfers.EditedandwrittenbyDanRetiefwithcontributionsfrommanyjournalistswhohavechronicledthegame,thisbookpaystributetoandrecordsthefeatsofthegolferswhomadeSouthAfricaarguablytheworld’smostsuccessfulgolfingnationgivenitsrelativelackofnumbersandremotelocationontheglobe.ThetriumphsofBobbyLocke,GaryPlayer,ErnieEls,NickPrice,SallyLittle,RetiefGoosen,TrevorImmelman,LouisOosthuizen,CharlSchwartzelandthemanyotherexcellentgolfersemanatingfromthesoutherntipofAfricaarerecordedforposteritywhilethemanyfeats,failures,fablesandfoibleswillprovideamusementandamazement.SouthAfricahasfewergolfersthanmanyAmericanstatesyetitsplayershavepunchedwayabovetheirweight:• 9Playerswon27Majorchampionships• 6Playerswon14SeniorMajors• 125USPGATourtitles• 150EuropeanTourtitles(189includingZimbabweans)• 5WorldCups• 4PlayersinductedintotheWorldGolfHallofFame• 2AlfredDunhillCups

TheSunshineTour,andthepioneeringtournamentsthatprecededit,providedthespringboardfornotonlytheexceptionalinternationalsuccessofSouthAfricangolfersbutalsomanyEuropeansandAmericanswhotookimportantstepsinAfrica.Untoldanecdotesandhumorousincidents,photographsofSouthAfricangolfprossourcedfromgolfingarchives,familyalbums,scrapbooksandprivatecollections,uniqueartworksfromrenownedartistHaroldRileyandaforewordfromJackNicklausmakethislarge-formatcoffee-tablebookamust-haveforSouthAfricangolfersandsportsfans–anclassictreasuretrovetobereturnedtotimeandagain.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747354

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wentworth:TheBeautifulGameandtheMakingofaPlace/AshwinDesai(Ed)SallyHinesPietermaritzburg:UniversityofKwaZulu-NatalPress,2019xxii,242p.IncludesIndex9781869144463$45.00/PB388gm.

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Intheearly1960s,thecityofDurbanconsolidatedraciallycircumscribedgroupareaswithbrutalintensity.InthetinyenclaveofWentworth,designatedaColouredarea,newlyrelocatedresidentsmadetheirhomesandsoughtworkinthenumerousheavyindustriesthatproliferatedonitsedges.Aspeoplebuiltplacesofworshipandnewbornfriendshipsreachedacrossfencesandstaircases,soccerbecamethegameofchoice.Rudimentarypitchesweremarkedout,cooldrinksstakedandthegameunfoldedwithamixtureofdelicatetouchesandbruisingtackles.Bytheearly1970s,Wentworth'sabilitytospawnsoccertalent,headlinedbytheglamorousLeedsUnited,grewintothestuffoflegend.AshwinDesaidigsdeepintothishistory,bringingtolifethosewhoinspiredandplayedthegamewhenWentworthwasnothingmorethanajumbleofshacksandwhitewashedblocksofflats,watchedoverbyplumesofsmokefromlocalfactoriesthatblackenedtheskyandslowlypoisonedthebody.Thebook'spowercomesfromitsabilitytokeepitsfocusonsoccerwhilesituatingthegameinthebroadersocialrelations,asgeographyandhistory,spatialandtemporalmeldintoabeguilingnarrative.Pageafterpagerevealswritingofhauntingpowerandsensitivityasmemoriesarecajoledfromageingsoccerlegendsandtheinteriorlivesoffamiliesareilluminated.Itisanevocativeexemplarofhowcommunityhistoryshouldbebroughttolife.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747355

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TravelGuidebooksGreaterThanATourist–SouthAfrica:300TravelTipsfromLocalsSouthAfrica:CZYKPublishing,20191v.9798656697743GreaterThanaTouristBookSeries$40.00/PB378gm.Areyouexcitedaboutplanningyournexttrip?Doyouwanttotrysomethingnew?Wouldyoulikesomeguidancefromalocal?Ifyouansweredyestoanyofthesequestions,thenthisGreaterThanaTouristbookisforyou.GreaterThanaTourist-SouthAfrica:300TravelTipsfromLocalsgivesyoutheinsidescooponSouthAfrica.Mosttravelbookstellyouhowtotravellikeatourist.Althoughthereisnothingwrongwiththat,aspartoftheGreaterThana

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Touristseries,thisbookwillgiveyoutraveltipsfromsomeonewhohaslivedatyournexttraveldestination.Inthesepages,youwilldiscoveradvicethatwillhelpyouthroughoutyourstay.Thisbookwillnottellyouexactaddressesorstorehoursbutinsteadwillgiveyouexcitementandknowledgefromalocalthatyoumaynotfindinothersmallerprinttravelbooks.Travellikealocal.Slowdown,stayinoneplace,andgettoknowthepeopleandtheculture.Bythetimeyoufinishthisbook,youwillbeeagerandpreparedtotraveltoyournextdestination.Insidethistravelguidebookyouwillfind:Insidertipsfromalocal.BonusTips"50ThingstoKnowAboutPackingLightforTravel"bybestsellingauthorManidipaBhattacharyya.Apackingandplanninglist.Alistoftravelquestionstoaskyourselforotherswhiletraveling.http://www.marymartin.com/web?pid=747356

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